Town Hall · Roxbury

Roxbury, WI town hall & government

Roxbury spent $872,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $452 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Roxbury's money goes

Spent
$872,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$452
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$654,000
$339 per resident
Roads & transportation
$522,00060%
Administration & buildings
$118,00014%
Fire
$80,0009%
Sewer & trash
$54,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$37,0004%
Interest on debt
$26,0003%
Health & welfare
$16,0002%
Parks & libraries
$10,0001%
Other
$9,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 59%
  • From the state 20%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Roxbury

Full-time staff
1
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
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

Sauk Prairie School District

Roxbury's K–12 school district, shared with Merrimac, Prairie du Sac, Prairie du Sac, Sauk City, Honey Creek and Sumpter. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,945
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,686
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$70.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $13,945 per pupil, $8,372 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 Roxbury: Wisconsin Heights School District ($22,195 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Roxbury pay

Typical tax bill
$5,436
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$460,800
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 Roxbury's government

Town hall & decisions in Roxbury →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Roxbury

Roxbury is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Roxbury'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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