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Richfield, WI town hall & government

Richfield spent $5 million in the year to 2022, about $419 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Richfield's money goes

Spent
$5 million
fiscal year to 2022
Per resident
$419
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$489,000
$41 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.5 million50%
Administration & buildings
$546,00011%
Health & welfare
$414,0008%
Police
$362,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$353,0007%
Parks & libraries
$301,0006%
Fire
$251,0005%
Interest on debt
$21,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$20,000<1%
Other
$227,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 63%
  • From the state 16%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Richfield

Full-time staff
10
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Other
2 full-time2 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

Hartford Union High School District

Richfield's high school district, shared with Addison, Ashippun, Erin, Hartford, Hartford and Herman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,809
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,364
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,809 per pupil, $8,302 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 Richfield: Holy Hill Area School District ($19,340 per pupil) · Germantown School District ($13,259 per pupil) · Slinger School District ($14,002 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Richfield pay

Typical tax bill
$4,811
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$503,400
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 Richfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Richfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Richfield

Richfield is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Scott Fitzgerald. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Richfield'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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