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How Rewey is run

Rewey spent $436,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,541 per resident.

City budget
$436,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,541
Below typical Wisconsin cities ($2,033)
Long-term debt
$79,000
$279 per resident
City staff
3
full-time · 3 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,875
a year · WI $3,792

What stands out about how Rewey is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $1,541 per resident a year, or $4.22 a day

The biggest line: fire, at 22% of spending.

Where the money comes from
From the state 27%Interest, fines & other 22%Fees & charges 21%Property taxes 11%Utility sales 9%From other local governments 9%Other taxes & licenses <1%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,875 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.63% of the home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Wisconsin$3,792
Rewey$1,875
$1,875
typical bill a year
1.63%
effective rate
$114,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Rewey’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Iowa-Grant School District

Rewey’s K–12 school district, shared with Cobb, Linden, Livingston, Montfort, Clifton and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Rewey →
$16,951
per pupil · WI $16,459
667
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $16,951 per pupil, $10,387 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 23%State 65%Federal 12%

Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Rewey

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Rewey yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Rewey

One full-time town employee for every 94 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Roads & transportation1
Sewer & trash1
Administration & buildings0 + 1 pt
Water & other utilities0 + 1 pt
Other1 + 1 pt
3
full-time
3
part-time
$36,100
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Rewey

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Rewey.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Wisconsin HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Wisconsin SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Rewey’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Rewey is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Rewey get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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