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Red Cedar, WI town hall & government

Red Cedar spent $1.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $510 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Red Cedar's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$510
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$284,000
$127 per resident
Roads & transportation
$699,00061%
Sewer & trash
$183,00016%
Administration & buildings
$135,00012%
Health & welfare
$53,0005%
Fire
$48,0004%
Interest on debt
$7,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Other
$16,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • From the state 25%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Red Cedar

Full-time staff
3
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
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

Menomonie Area School District

Red Cedar's K–12 school district, shared with Knapp, Menomonie, Menomonie, Lucas, Dunn and Weston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,234
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,244
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,234 per pupil, $8,279 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 Red Cedar: Colfax School District ($15,671 per pupil) · Elk Mound Area School District ($13,350 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Red Cedar pay

Typical tax bill
$3,599
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$300,000
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 Red Cedar's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofredcedar.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Red Cedar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Red Cedar

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

All of Red Cedar'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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