Town Hall · River Falls

River Falls, WI town hall & government

River Falls spent $45.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,748 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where River Falls's money goes

Spent
$45.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,748
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$78.8 million
$4,742 per resident
Water & other utilities
$17.2 million38%
Police
$4.1 million9%
Sewer & trash
$4 million9%
Roads & transportation
$3.5 million8%
Parks & libraries
$2.4 million5%
Administration & buildings
$2.1 million5%
Interest on debt
$1.5 million3%
Fire
$848,0002%
Housing & development
$823,0002%
Health & welfare
$307,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$211,000<1%
Other
$8.6 million19%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 39%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the state 8%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for River Falls

Full-time staff
109
72 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
and 1 full-time firefighter
Administration & buildings
30 full-time8 part
Police
26 full-time8 part
Fire
1 full-time43 part
Roads & transportation
16 full-time
Water & other utilities
16 full-time
Parks & libraries
6 full-time12 part
Housing & development
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

River Falls School District

River Falls's K–12 school district, shared with River Falls, Kinnickinnic, Troy, Clifton and Martell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,111
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,452
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$73.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $12,111 per pupil, $7,993 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 River Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$4,638
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$327,600
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 River Falls's government

🏛️ Official websiterfcity.org ↗
Town hall phone715-425-0900

Town hall & decisions in River Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents River Falls

River Falls is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representatives Derrick Van Orden and Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of River Falls'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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