Town Hall · Mount Horeb

Mount Horeb, WI town hall & government

Mount Horeb spent $23.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,114 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Horeb's money goes

Spent
$23.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,114
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$36.8 million
$4,866 per resident
Water & other utilities
$10.6 million45%
Sewer & trash
$3.4 million15%
Roads & transportation
$2.2 million9%
Police
$2.1 million9%
Parks & libraries
$1.9 million8%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million5%
Administration & buildings
$688,0003%
Fire
$680,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$144,0001%
Other
$660,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 37%
  • Property taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Horeb

Full-time staff
55
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
19 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time10 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Health & welfare
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mount Horeb Area School District

Mount Horeb's K–12 school district, shared with Blue Mounds, Blue Mounds, Springdale, Perry, Primrose and Cross Plains. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,769
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,391
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,769 per pupil, $8,453 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 Horeb pay

Typical tax bill
$5,832
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.50%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$388,900
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.

Local

Contact Mount Horeb's government

Town hall & decisions in Mount Horeb →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Horeb

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

All of Mount Horeb'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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