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Mount Hope, WI town hall & government

Mount Hope spent $206,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $954 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Hope's money goes

Spent
$206,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$954
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$66,000
$306 per resident
Sewer & trash
$78,00038%
Water & other utilities
$47,00023%
Fire
$34,00017%
Roads & transportation
$15,0007%
Administration & buildings
$14,0007%
Interest on debt
$5,0002%
Police
$4,0002%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$5,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 30%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • From other local governments 16%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Schools · school year 2023–24

River Ridge School District

Mount Hope's K–12 school district, shared with Bagley, Bloomington, Bloomington, Millville, Patch Grove and Patch Grove. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,802
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
505
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $20,802 per pupil, $10,491 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 Mount Hope pay

Typical tax bill
$1,158
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$97,800
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 Mount Hope's government

Town hall & decisions in Mount Hope →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Hope

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

All of Mount Hope'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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