Town Hall · Peeksville

Peeksville, WI town hall & government

Peeksville spent $232,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,669 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Peeksville's money goes

Spent
$232,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,669
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$56,000
$403 per resident
Roads & transportation
$153,00066%
Administration & buildings
$32,00014%
Fire
$22,0009%
Health & welfare
$11,0005%
Sewer & trash
$10,0004%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Property taxes 42%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Peeksville

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Chequamegon School District

Peeksville's K–12 school district, shared with Eisenstein, Fifield, Gordon, Jacobs, Park Falls 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 Peeksville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,808
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.16%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$155,600
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 Peeksville's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Peeksville

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

All of Peeksville'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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