Town Hall · Monroe

Monroe, WI town hall & government

Monroe spent $23.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,208 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Monroe

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Monroe's money goes

Spent
$23.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,208
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$59.4 million
$5,685 per resident
Roads & transportation
$6.5 million28%
Sewer & trash
$4.2 million18%
Police
$3.8 million17%
Water & other utilities
$2 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million7%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million7%
Interest on debt
$1 million4%
Fire
$517,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$273,0001%
Health & welfare
$36,000<1%
Other
$1.6 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • From the state 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Monroe

Full-time staff
81
61 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
26
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
33 full-time
Roads & transportation
19 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time21 part
Fire
1 full-time25 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Other
6 full-time4 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

Monroe School District

Monroe's K–12 school district, shared with Browntown, Clarno, Monroe, Jordan, Cadiz and Sylvester. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,475
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,202
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$85.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,475 per pupil, $9,523 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 Monroe pay

Typical tax bill
$3,591
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.84%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$195,300
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 Monroe's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmonroe.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Monroe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monroe

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

All of Monroe'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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