Town Hall · Oliver

Oliver, WI town hall & government

Oliver spent $236,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $567 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Oliver's money goes

Spent
$236,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$567
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$82,00035%
Sewer & trash
$78,00033%
Roads & transportation
$32,00014%
Water & other utilities
$23,00010%
Fire
$12,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0001%
Other
$7,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • From the state 24%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Oliver

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
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

Superior School District

Oliver's K–12 school district, shared with Oakland, Parkland, Summit, Superior, Superior and Superior. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,521
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
4,023
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$65.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,521 per pupil, $8,467 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 Oliver pay

Typical tax bill
$2,385
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.07%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$223,200
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 Oliver's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofoliver.org/index.html ↗

Town hall & decisions in Oliver →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Oliver

Oliver is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Oliver'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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