Town Hall · Muskego

Muskego, WI town hall & government

Muskego spent $34.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,373 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Muskego

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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 Muskego's money goes

Spent
$34.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,373
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$31.8 million
$1,265 per resident
Sewer & trash
$10.6 million31%
Police
$7.7 million22%
Roads & transportation
$5.7 million16%
Parks & libraries
$2.6 million7%
Water & other utilities
$2.5 million7%
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million4%
Fire
$1.2 million4%
Interest on debt
$973,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$674,0002%
Other
$1.1 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 8%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Muskego

Full-time staff
111
39 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
41
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
51 full-time
Administration & buildings
17 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
10 full-time18 part
Roads & transportation
18 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time3 part
Other
2 full-time10 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Muskego-Norway School District

Muskego's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,104
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
4,659
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$68.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,104 per pupil, $8,698 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 Muskego pay

Typical tax bill
$4,573
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$417,400
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 Muskego's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmuskego.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Muskego →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Muskego

Muskego is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Scott Fitzgerald. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Muskego'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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