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Mattoon, WI town hall & government

Mattoon spent $629,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,527 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Mattoon's government.

Town budget

Where Mattoon's money goes

Spent
$629,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,527
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$144,00023%
Water & other utilities
$127,00020%
Administration & buildings
$93,00015%
Roads & transportation
$91,00014%
Fire
$90,00014%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$36,0006%
Parks & libraries
$19,0003%
Health & welfare
$11,0002%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$17,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mattoon

Full-time staff
1
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time16 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Mattoon didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Antigo School District

Mattoon's K–12 school district, shared with Aniwa, Antigo, Antigo, Harrison, Norwood and Polar. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,507
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,999
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 24%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $17,507 per pupil, $7,972 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Mattoon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,441
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.66%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$86,700
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Mattoon's government

Town hall & decisions in Mattoon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mattoon

Mattoon is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Mattoon's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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