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Owen, WI town hall & government

Owen spent $3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,206 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Owen's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,206
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$7.8 million
$8,455 per resident
Roads & transportation
$810,00027%
Sewer & trash
$517,00017%
Water & other utilities
$407,00014%
Interest on debt
$341,00011%
Administration & buildings
$221,0007%
Fire
$199,0007%
Police
$173,0006%
Parks & libraries
$132,0004%
Housing & development
$27,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$14,000<1%
Other
$125,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 34%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Owen

Full-time staff
9
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
6 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Police
2 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

Owen-Withee School District

Owen's K–12 school district, shared with Withee, Hoard, Hixon, Longwood, Maplehurst and Green Grove. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,667
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
463
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,667 per pupil, $9,069 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 Owen pay

Typical tax bill
$1,816
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$140,900
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 Owen's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofowen.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Owen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Owen

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

All of Owen'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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