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Rutland, WI town hall & government

Rutland spent $894,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $428 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rutland's money goes

Spent
$894,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$428
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$647,000
$310 per resident
Roads & transportation
$479,00054%
Fire
$145,00016%
Administration & buildings
$106,00012%
Health & welfare
$44,0005%
Sewer & trash
$41,0005%
Interest on debt
$19,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,0001%
Police
$5,0001%
Other
$42,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 62%
  • From the state 18%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Rutland collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Rutland

Full-time staff
3
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Police
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Stoughton Area School District

Rutland's K–12 school district, shared with Stoughton, Pleasant Springs and Dunkirk. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,191
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,769
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$46.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,191 per pupil, $8,463 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 Rutland: Oregon School District ($15,952 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rutland pay

Typical tax bill
$4,881
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$451,900
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 Rutland's government

Town hall & decisions in Rutland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rutland

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

All of Rutland'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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