Town Hall · Primrose

Primrose, WI town hall & government

Primrose spent $425,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $546 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Primrose's money goes

Spent
$425,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$546
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$148,000
$190 per resident
Roads & transportation
$229,00054%
Administration & buildings
$70,00016%
Sewer & trash
$44,00010%
Fire
$43,00010%
Health & welfare
$15,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0002%
Interest on debt
$8,0002%
Other
$7,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 59%
  • From the state 28%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Primrose

Full-time staff
1
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time3 part
Other
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

Mount Horeb Area School District

Primrose's K–12 school district, shared with Blue Mounds, Mount Horeb, Blue Mounds, Springdale, Perry and Cross Plains. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,769
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,391
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 44%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,769 per pupil, $8,453 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.

Also serving Primrose: New Glarus School District ($14,993 per pupil) · Belleville School District ($13,787 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Primrose pay

Typical tax bill
$5,954
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$479,300
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 Primrose's government

Town hall & decisions in Primrose →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Primrose

Primrose is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Primrose'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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