Town Hall · Middleton

Middleton, WI town hall & government

Middleton spent $4.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $757 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Middleton's money goes

Spent
$4.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$757
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$3.3 million
$525 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2 million42%
Sewer & trash
$646,00014%
Administration & buildings
$535,00011%
Fire
$402,0008%
Parks & libraries
$336,0007%
Police
$258,0005%
Health & welfare
$234,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$230,0005%
Interest on debt
$105,0002%
Other
$29,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Middleton

Full-time staff
5
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time27 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Middleton-Cross Plains School District

Middleton's K–12 school district, shared with Cross Plains, Middleton, Springfield, Berry and Cross Plains. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,643
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
7,059
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$172.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,643 per pupil, $9,121 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 Middleton pay

Typical tax bill
$8,574
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$689,400
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.

Local

Contact Middleton's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.middleton.wi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Middleton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middleton

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

All of Middleton'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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