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Roberts, WI town hall & government

Roberts spent $3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,475 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Roberts's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,475
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$10.6 million
$5,267 per resident
Sewer & trash
$715,00024%
Interest on debt
$422,00014%
Police
$392,00013%
Parks & libraries
$312,00010%
Roads & transportation
$303,00010%
Water & other utilities
$259,0009%
Fire
$204,0007%
Administration & buildings
$146,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$67,0002%
Housing & development
$26,0001%
Health & welfare
$14,000<1%
Other
$116,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 29%
  • From the state 15%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Roberts

Full-time staff
10
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Croix Central School District

Roberts's K–12 school district, shared with Hammond, Warren, Hammond and Pleasant Valley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,471
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,821
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$44.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,471 per pupil, $8,475 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 Roberts pay

Typical tax bill
$4,000
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.39%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$288,000
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 Roberts's government

Town hall & decisions in Roberts →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Roberts

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

All of Roberts'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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