Town Hall · Oconto Falls

Oconto Falls, WI town hall & government

Oconto Falls spent $8.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,971 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oconto Falls's money goes

Spent
$8.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,971
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$18.7 million
$6,683 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.5 million42%
Sewer & trash
$987,00012%
Roads & transportation
$903,00011%
Police
$820,00010%
Interest on debt
$807,00010%
Administration & buildings
$494,0006%
Parks & libraries
$328,0004%
Fire
$289,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$76,0001%
Health & welfare
$41,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$10,000<1%
Other
$78,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 47%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Oconto Falls

Full-time staff
14
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oconto Falls School District

Oconto Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Abrams, Oconto Falls, Morgan, Spruce, Little Suamico and Stiles. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,066
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,679
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$33.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,066 per pupil, $9,000 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 Oconto Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$2,721
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.67%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$162,800
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 Oconto Falls's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.ocontofalls.wi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Oconto Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oconto Falls

Oconto Falls is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Oconto Falls'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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