Town Hall · Rubicon

Rubicon, WI town hall & government

Rubicon spent $527,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $240 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rubicon's money goes

Spent
$527,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$240
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$234,00044%
Administration & buildings
$100,00019%
Fire
$69,00013%
Police
$39,0007%
Sewer & trash
$33,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$32,0006%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$17,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • From the state 31%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rubicon

Full-time staff
1
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,900
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Rubicon didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hartford Union High School District

Rubicon's high school district, shared with Addison, Ashippun, Erin, Hartford, Hartford and Herman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,809
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,364
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,809 per pupil, $8,302 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 Rubicon: Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District ($14,089 per pupil) · Hartford Joint No. 1 School District ($13,698 per pupil) · Hustisford School District ($24,493 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rubicon pay

Typical tax bill
$4,159
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$345,500
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 Rubicon's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofrubicon.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rubicon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rubicon

Rubicon is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Scott Fitzgerald. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Rubicon'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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