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Mount Ida, WI town hall & government

Mount Ida spent $390,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $684 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Ida's money goes

Spent
$390,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$684
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$167,000
$293 per resident
Roads & transportation
$267,00068%
Sewer & trash
$39,00010%
Fire
$34,0009%
Administration & buildings
$27,0007%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$19,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 56%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mount Ida

Full-time staff
1
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fennimore Community School District

Mount Ida's K–12 school district, shared with Fennimore, Fennimore, Liberty, Hickory Grove and Wingville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,372
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
836
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$35,000
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,372 per pupil, $8,999 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 Ida pay

Typical tax bill
$3,333
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.36%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$245,800
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 Ida's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Ida

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

All of Mount Ida'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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