Town Hall · Meenon

Meenon, WI town hall & government

Meenon spent $553,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $466 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Meenon's money goes

Spent

$553,000

fiscal year to December 31, 2022

Per resident

$466

typical Wisconsin towns: $433

Long-term debt

$343,000

$289 per resident

Roads & transportation

$245,00044%

Paid to other governments

$110,00020%

Health & welfare

$70,00013%

Administration & buildings

$63,00011%

Fire

$38,0007%

Interest on debt

$14,0003%

Police

$2,000<1%

Courts, inspections & corrections

$1,000<1%

Other

$10,0002%

Where the money comes from

Property taxes 48%
From the state 31%
From the federal government 11%
Interest, fines & other 9%
Other taxes & licenses 1%
Fees & charges <1%

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Meenon

Full-time staff

6 part-time too

Administration & buildings

0 full-time6 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Webster School District

Meenon's K–12 school district, shared with Dairyland, Jackson, Oakland, Swiss, Union and Webster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil

$16,276

Wisconsin: $16,459

Students

623

in the whole district

Long-term debt

$4.2 million

at year end

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

Local 61%
State 28%
Federal 11%

Of the $16,276 per pupil, $9,817 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 Meenon: Siren School District ($21,461 per pupil).

Which schools Meenon kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →

Property tax

What homeowners in Meenon pay

Typical tax bill

$1,608

a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792

Effective rate

0.81%

of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%

Typical home value

$199,700

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 Meenon's government

Town hall & decisions in Meenon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Meenon

Meenon is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Meenon'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.