Park Falls, WI town hall & government
Park Falls spent $8.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,007 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Park Falls's government.
Where Park Falls's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 36%
- From the state 20%
- Property taxes 17%
- From the federal government 11%
- Utility sales 7%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From other local governments 3%
- Sales taxes <1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Park Falls
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Chequamegon School District
Park Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Eisenstein, Fifield, Gordon, Jacobs, Peeksville and Shanagolden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal
- Local 46%
- State 41%
- Federal 14%
Of the $17,688 per pupil, $9,631 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.
Which schools Park Falls kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Park Falls pay
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.
Contact Park Falls's government
Who represents Park Falls
Park Falls is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.
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.