Town Hall · Modena

Modena, WI town hall & government

Modena spent $148,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $418 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Modena's money goes

Spent
$148,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$418
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$80,00054%
Administration & buildings
$29,00020%
Fire
$23,00016%
Health & welfare
$6,0004%
Sewer & trash
$4,0003%
Other
$6,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 45%
  • Property taxes 36%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Modena

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 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

Mondovi School District

Modena's K–12 school district, shared with Mondovi, Drammen, Mondovi, Naples, Albany and Canton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,446
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
971
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $14,446 per pupil, $8,906 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 Modena: Durand School District ($14,742 per pupil) · Alma School District ($18,812 per pupil) · Gilmanton School District ($20,069 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Modena pay

Typical tax bill
$1,990
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.86%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$231,900
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 Modena's government

Town hall & decisions in Modena →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Modena

Modena is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Modena'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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