Town Hall · Richland

Richland, WI town hall & government

Richland spent $382,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $306 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Richland's money goes

Spent
$382,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$306
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$278,00073%
Fire
$49,00013%
Administration & buildings
$35,0009%
Health & welfare
$7,0002%
Sewer & trash
$2,0001%
Other
$11,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • From the state 37%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Richland

Full-time staff
0
15 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Other
0 full-time10 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Richland 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's K–12 school district, shared with Boaz, Dayton, Marshall, Richland Center, Rockbridge and Akan. 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.

Also serving Richland: Ithaca School District ($22,429 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Richland pay

Typical tax bill
$3,371
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.28%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$264,100
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 Richland's government

Town hall & decisions in Richland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Richland

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

All of Richland'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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