Town Hall · Oak Creek

Oak Creek, WI town hall & government

Oak Creek spent $76.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,118 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oak Creek's money goes

Spent
$76.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,118
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$132.4 million
$3,669 per resident
Police
$13.5 million18%
Parks & libraries
$10.2 million13%
Water & other utilities
$9.4 million12%
Roads & transportation
$8.7 million11%
Sewer & trash
$7.4 million10%
Health & welfare
$7.2 million9%
Administration & buildings
$5 million7%
Interest on debt
$4.1 million5%
Fire
$3.1 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$750,0001%
Other
$7.1 million9%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • From the state 12%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Oak Creek

Full-time staff
285
73 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$86,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
69
and 55 full-time firefighters
Police
102 full-time7 part
Fire
56 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
31 full-time21 part
Roads & transportation
33 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
20 full-time
Parks & libraries
10 full-time18 part
Health & welfare
7 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time2 part
Other
18 full-time18 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oak Creek-Franklin School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,710
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
6,527
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$106.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $12,710 per pupil, $7,691 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 Oak Creek pay

Typical tax bill
$5,839
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.76%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$331,700
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 Oak Creek's government

🏛️ Official websiteoakcreekwi.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Oak Creek →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oak Creek

Oak Creek is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Bryan Steil. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Oak Creek'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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