Town Hall · Pine River

Pine River, WI town hall & government

Pine River spent $727,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $393 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pine River's money goes

Spent
$727,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$393
spending per person
Long-term debt
$201,000
$109 per resident
Roads & transportation
$491,00068%
Fire
$115,00016%
Administration & buildings
$84,00012%
Interest on debt
$7,0001%
Sewer & trash
$5,0001%
Health & welfare
$4,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$20,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 52%
  • From the state 42%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pine River

Full-time staff
8
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$24,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Pine River didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Merrill Area School District

Pine River's K–12 school district, shared with Corning, Harding, Merrill, Merrill, Russell and Schley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,948
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,798
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 35%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $13,948 per pupil, $7,545 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 Pine River pay

Typical tax bill
$2,995
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.07%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$280,000
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 Pine River's government

Town hall & decisions in Pine River →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pine River

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

All of Pine River'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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