Town Hall · Montpelier

Montpelier, WI town hall & government

Montpelier spent $432,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $334 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Montpelier's money goes

Spent
$432,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$334
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$5,000
$4 per resident
Roads & transportation
$236,00055%
Fire
$72,00017%
Administration & buildings
$54,00013%
Sewer & trash
$49,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$15,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • From the state 32%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Montpelier

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Luxemburg-Casco School District

Montpelier's K–12 school district, shared with Casco, Luxemburg, Luxemburg, Red River, Green Bay and Humboldt. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,241
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,018
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $12,241 per pupil, $7,911 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 Montpelier: Kewaunee School District ($16,017 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Montpelier pay

Typical tax bill
$3,500
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$270,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Montpelier's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Montpelier

Montpelier is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Montpelier'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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