Town Hall · Northfield

Northfield, WI town hall & government

Northfield spent $244,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $370 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Northfield's money goes

Spent
$244,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$370
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$78,000
$118 per resident
Roads & transportation
$169,00069%
Administration & buildings
$31,00013%
Fire
$20,0008%
Sewer & trash
$7,0003%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$13,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 56%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Northfield

Full-time staff
5
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$8,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Whitehall School District

Northfield's K–12 school district, shared with Pigeon Falls, Pigeon, Whitehall, Lincoln and Hale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,885
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
758
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,885 per pupil, $9,569 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 Northfield: Black River Falls School District ($18,517 per pupil) · Osseo-Fairchild School District ($22,614 per pupil) · Alma Center School District ($16,714 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Northfield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,673
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$265,300
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 Northfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Northfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Northfield

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

All of Northfield'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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