Town Hall · Sampson

Sampson, WI town hall & government

Sampson spent $635,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $681 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sampson's money goes

Spent
$635,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$681
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$383,00060%
Fire
$118,00019%
Administration & buildings
$99,00016%
Sewer & trash
$8,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,000<1%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$22,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • From the state 41%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sampson

Full-time staff
1
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
1 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

New Auburn School District

Sampson's K–12 school district, shared with New Auburn, Dovre and Auburn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,605
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
286
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$355,000
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $18,605 per pupil, $11,189 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 Sampson: Lake Holcombe School District ($22,044 per pupil) · Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District ($14,821 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sampson pay

Typical tax bill
$2,941
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$292,300
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 Sampson's government

Town hall & decisions in Sampson →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sampson

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

All of Sampson'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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