Town Hall · Osseo

Osseo, WI town hall & government

Osseo spent $4.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,559 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Osseo's money goes

Spent
$4.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,559
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$4.4 million
$2,615 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million42%
Sewer & trash
$549,00013%
Water & other utilities
$506,00012%
Police
$475,00011%
Fire
$277,0006%
Administration & buildings
$239,0006%
Parks & libraries
$202,0005%
Interest on debt
$159,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$17,000<1%
Other
$47,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Osseo

Full-time staff
25
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
10 full-time
Police
4 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time3 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Osseo-Fairchild School District

Osseo's K–12 school district, shared with Fairchild, Foster, Garfield, Sumner, Fairchild and Cleveland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,614
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
767
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $22,614 per pupil, $9,336 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 Osseo pay

Typical tax bill
$3,305
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.82%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$181,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Osseo's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofosseo.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Osseo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Osseo

Osseo is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Osseo'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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