Town Hall · Park Falls

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.

Town budget

Where Park Falls's money goes

Spent
$8.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$4,007
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$20.8 million
$9,495 per resident
Roads & transportation
$3 million34%
Sewer & trash
$1 million11%
Police
$871,00010%
Water & other utilities
$868,00010%
Fire
$650,0007%
Parks & libraries
$579,0007%
Interest on debt
$394,0004%
Administration & buildings
$348,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$108,0001%
Housing & development
$87,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$841,00010%

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%
Town workforce

Who works for Park Falls

Full-time staff
23
47 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time25 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time15 part
Police
8 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

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.

Spending per pupil
$17,688
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
664
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Park Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$1,703
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
2.01%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$84,800
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 Park Falls's government

Town hall & decisions in Park Falls →

Beyond town hall

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.

All of Park Falls'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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