Town Hall · Newton

Newton, WI town hall & government

Newton spent $692,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $311 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Newton's money goes

Spent
$692,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$311
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$396,00057%
Administration & buildings
$101,00015%
Fire
$74,00011%
Sewer & trash
$64,0009%
Health & welfare
$12,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,0001%
Other
$40,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • From the state 30%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Newton

Full-time staff
1
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Manitowoc School District

Newton's K–12 school district, shared with Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Rapids, Centerville and Kossuth. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,794
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
4,641
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 30%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,794 per pupil, $9,410 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.

Also serving Newton: Valders Area School District ($14,212 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Newton pay

Typical tax bill
$3,169
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$280,000
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 Newton's government

Town hall & decisions in Newton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newton

Newton is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Newton'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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