Town Hall · Medary

Medary, WI town hall & government

Medary spent $469,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $306 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Medary's money goes

Spent
$469,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$306
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$192,00041%
Sewer & trash
$101,00022%
Administration & buildings
$86,00018%
Fire
$75,00016%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$12,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • From the state 18%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Medary

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

La Crosse School District

Medary's K–12 school district, shared with Campbell, Shelby, La Crosse, Greenfield and Bergen. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,797
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
5,794
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $19,797 per pupil, $9,651 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.

Also serving Medary: West Salem School District ($15,788 per pupil) · Onalaska School District ($17,001 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Medary pay

Typical tax bill
$3,923
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$355,500
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 Medary's government

Town hall & decisions in Medary →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Medary

Medary is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Medary'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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