Town Hall · Palmyra

Palmyra, WI town hall & government

Palmyra spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,139 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Palmyra's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,139
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$1,248 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million77%
Sewer & trash
$113,0008%
Fire
$108,0008%
Administration & buildings
$76,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0001%
Parks & libraries
$7,0001%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$8,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 59%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Palmyra

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Palmyra-Eagle Area School District

Palmyra's K–12 school district, shared with Eagle, Palmyra, Eagle and Sullivan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,335
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
543
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $20,335 per pupil, $9,836 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.

Also serving Palmyra: Fort Atkinson School District ($16,926 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Palmyra pay

Typical tax bill
$3,817
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$349,100
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 Palmyra's government

Town hall & decisions in Palmyra →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Palmyra

Palmyra is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Scott Fitzgerald. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Palmyra'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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