Town Hall · Rush River

Rush River, WI town hall & government

Rush River spent $169,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $331 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rush River's money goes

Spent
$169,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$331
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$79,00047%
Administration & buildings
$44,00026%
Fire
$18,00011%
Sewer & trash
$12,0007%
Health & welfare
$7,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0002%
Other
$6,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 40%
  • Property taxes 29%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Rush River

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
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

Baldwin-Woodville Area School District

Rush River's K–12 school district, shared with Baldwin, Woodville, Baldwin, Eau Galle and Hammond. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,898
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,702
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,898 per pupil, $7,912 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 Rush River: St. Croix Central School District ($14,471 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rush River pay

Typical tax bill
$2,963
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$414,800
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 Rush River's government

Town hall & decisions in Rush River →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rush River

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

All of Rush River'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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