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Rosendale, WI town hall & government

Rosendale spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,233 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rosendale's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,233
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$70,000
$68 per resident
Sewer & trash
$553,00044%
Roads & transportation
$223,00018%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$125,00010%
Police
$111,0009%
Administration & buildings
$75,0006%
Parks & libraries
$58,0005%
Fire
$20,0002%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$97,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 48%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the state 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rosendale

Full-time staff
4
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Rosendale-Brandon School District

Rosendale's K–12 school district, shared with Brandon, Eldorado, Springvale, Rosendale, Lamartine and Metomen. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,036
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
936
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,036 per pupil, $6,802 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 Rosendale pay

Typical tax bill
$3,711
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$261,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Rosendale's government

Town hall & decisions in Rosendale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rosendale

Rosendale is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Rosendale'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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