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Pepin, WI town hall & government

Pepin spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,004 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pepin's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,004
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$9.2 million
$12,361 per resident
Interest on debt
$407,00027%
Sewer & trash
$254,00017%
Water & other utilities
$207,00014%
Police
$131,0009%
Roads & transportation
$129,0009%
Administration & buildings
$118,0008%
Fire
$68,0005%
Parks & libraries
$60,0004%
Health & welfare
$42,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,000<1%
Other
$75,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • From the state 14%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pepin

Full-time staff
5
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
0 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 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

Pepin Area School District

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

Spending per pupil
$25,670
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
230
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 63%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $25,670 per pupil, $10,957 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 Pepin pay

Typical tax bill
$3,040
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$209,400
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 Pepin's government

Town hall & decisions in Pepin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pepin

Pepin is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Pepin'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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