Town Hall · Osceola

Osceola, WI town hall & government

Osceola spent $3.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,433 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Osceola's money goes

Spent
$3.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,433
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$13.4 million
$5,208 per resident
Police
$794,00021%
Sewer & trash
$514,00014%
Administration & buildings
$483,00013%
Interest on debt
$447,00012%
Parks & libraries
$422,00011%
Roads & transportation
$384,00010%
Water & other utilities
$243,0007%
Fire
$138,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$85,0002%
Health & welfare
$35,0001%
Other
$152,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 34%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 14%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Osceola

Full-time staff
14
58 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time33 part
Police
5 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Osceola didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Osceola School District

Osceola's K–12 school district, shared with Farmington, Osceola and Alden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,246
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,361
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,246 per pupil, $9,879 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 Osceola pay

Typical tax bill
$3,392
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$230,600
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 Osceola's government

🏛️ Official websitevil.osceola.wi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Osceola →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Osceola

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

All of Osceola'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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