Meteor, WI town hall & government
Meteor spent $154,000 in the year to November 30, 2022, about $957 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Meteor's government.
Where Meteor's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 52%
- Property taxes 35%
- Fees & charges 4%
- From the federal government 4%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From other local governments 2%
Who works for Meteor
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Birchwood School District
Meteor's K–12 school district, shared with Birchwood, Edgewater, Wilson, Wilkinson, Birchwood and Sand Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal
- Local 64%
- State 26%
- Federal 10%
Of the $22,819 per pupil, $11,757 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 Meteor: Bruce School District ($17,617 per pupil).
Which schools Meteor kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Meteor pay
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.
Contact Meteor's government
Who represents Meteor
Meteor is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.
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.