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Namakagon, WI town hall & government

Namakagon spent $903,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,583 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Namakagon's money goes

Spent
$903,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,583
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$52,000
$206 per resident
Roads & transportation
$238,00026%
Administration & buildings
$191,00021%
Fire
$134,00015%
Parks & libraries
$71,0008%
Sewer & trash
$53,0006%
Health & welfare
$47,0005%
Interest on debt
$8,0001%
Police
$4,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$156,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • From the state 26%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Namakagon

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Drummond Area School District

Namakagon's K–12 school district, shared with Barnes, Cable, Delta, Drummond, Grand View and Lincoln. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,138
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
318
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $19,138 per pupil, $10,607 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 Namakagon pay

Typical tax bill
$3,750
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$478,000
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 Namakagon's government

Town hall & decisions in Namakagon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Namakagon

Namakagon is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Namakagon'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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