Town Hall · Rib Mountain

Rib Mountain, WI town hall & government

Rib Mountain spent $4.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $679 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rib Mountain's money goes

Spent
$4.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$679
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$6.6 million
$964 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million36%
Administration & buildings
$627,00013%
Sewer & trash
$444,0009%
Fire
$400,0009%
Health & welfare
$364,0008%
Interest on debt
$352,0008%
Parks & libraries
$201,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$142,0003%
Police
$123,0003%
Other
$362,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rib Mountain

Full-time staff
13
16 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
8 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time5 part
Police
0 full-time6 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

Wausau School District

Rib Mountain's K–12 school district, shared with Hewitt, Maine, Texas, Berlin, Wausau and Wausau. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,367
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
7,783
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$102.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,367 per pupil, $9,206 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 Rib Mountain pay

Typical tax bill
$3,701
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$255,900
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.

Local

Contact Rib Mountain's government

Town hall & decisions in Rib Mountain →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rib Mountain

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

All of Rib Mountain'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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