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Richland Center, WI town hall & government

Richland Center spent $21.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,321 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Richland Center's money goes

Spent
$21.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,321
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$24.4 million
$4,918 per resident
Water & other utilities
$11.8 million55%
Sewer & trash
$3.1 million14%
Parks & libraries
$1.6 million8%
Police
$1.6 million7%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million5%
Administration & buildings
$751,0004%
Interest on debt
$616,0003%
Fire
$181,0001%
Health & welfare
$115,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$79,000<1%
Other
$555,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 55%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Richland Center

Full-time staff
33
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
12 full-time10 part
Police
13 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Richland Center didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Richland School District

Richland Center's K–12 school district, shared with Boaz, Dayton, Marshall, Rockbridge, Akan and Richland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,011
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,133
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $19,011 per pupil, $9,312 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 Richland Center pay

Typical tax bill
$2,627
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.66%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$158,300
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.

Local

Contact Richland Center's government

Town hall & decisions in Richland Center →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Richland Center

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

All of Richland Center'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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