Town Hall · Rushford

Rushford, WI town hall & government

Rushford spent $776,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $474 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rushford's money goes

Spent
$776,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$474
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$502,00065%
Sewer & trash
$115,00015%
Administration & buildings
$89,00011%
Fire
$58,0007%
Health & welfare
$4,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$6,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • From the state 29%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rushford

Full-time staff
0
12 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Omro School District

Rushford's K–12 school district, shared with Omro, Omro, Poygan and Utica. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,600
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,057
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,600 per pupil, $8,732 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 Rushford: Berlin Area School District ($15,674 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rushford pay

Typical tax bill
$2,655
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$203,400
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 Rushford's government

Town hall & decisions in Rushford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rushford

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

All of Rushford'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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