Town Hall · Milford

Milford, WI town hall & government

Milford spent $441,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $389 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Milford's money goes

Spent
$441,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$389
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$80,000
$70 per resident
Fire
$121,00027%
Sewer & trash
$82,00019%
Roads & transportation
$66,00015%
Administration & buildings
$55,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,0003%
Health & welfare
$5,0001%
Other
$98,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • From the state 29%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Milford

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lake Mills Area School District

Milford's K–12 school district, shared with Lake Mills, Lake Mills, Aztalan and Waterloo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,090
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,485
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,090 per pupil, $7,881 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 Milford: Watertown School District ($16,044 per pupil) · Johnson Creek School District ($16,831 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Milford pay

Typical tax bill
$3,975
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$388,000
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 Milford's government

Town hall & decisions in Milford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Milford

Milford is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Scott Fitzgerald. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Milford'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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