Town Hall · Oconomowoc

Oconomowoc, WI town hall & government

Oconomowoc spent $59.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,239 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Oconomowoc

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.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

Spent
$59.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,239
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$55.1 million
$2,975 per resident
Water & other utilities
$27.9 million47%
Sewer & trash
$6.2 million10%
Police
$5.5 million9%
Parks & libraries
$5.3 million9%
Roads & transportation
$5 million8%
Fire
$3.4 million6%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million3%
Interest on debt
$1.4 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$509,0001%
Health & welfare
$13,000<1%
Other
$3.2 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 42%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Oconomowoc

Full-time staff
126
60 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$85,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
29
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
18 full-time43 part
Police
36 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
27 full-time
Administration & buildings
18 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
15 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oconomowoc Area School District

Oconomowoc's K–12 school district, shared with Lac La Belle, Oconomowoc Lake, Oconomowoc, Summit, Ixonia and Ashippun. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,421
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
4,951
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$63.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 56%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,421 per pupil, $8,626 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 Oconomowoc pay

Typical tax bill
$4,722
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$394,500
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 Oconomowoc's government

Town hall & decisions in Oconomowoc →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oconomowoc

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

All of Oconomowoc'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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