Town Hall · Medina

Medina, WI town hall & government

Medina spent $868,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $586 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Medina's money goes

Spent
$868,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$586
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$623,000
$421 per resident
Roads & transportation
$473,00054%
Administration & buildings
$174,00020%
Fire
$63,0007%
Health & welfare
$59,0007%
Interest on debt
$19,0002%
Sewer & trash
$13,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$58,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 71%
  • From the state 20%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Medina

Full-time staff
1
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$113,800
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Marshall School District

Medina's K–12 school district, shared with Marshall and York. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,515
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
915
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $18,515 per pupil, $9,074 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 Medina pay

Typical tax bill
$6,002
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$407,400
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 Medina's government

Town hall & decisions in Medina →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Medina

Medina is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Medina'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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