Town Hall · Sanborn

Sanborn, WI town hall & government

Sanborn spent $408,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $322 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sanborn's money goes

Spent
$408,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$322
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$209,00051%
Health & welfare
$104,00025%
Administration & buildings
$74,00018%
Fire
$15,0004%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • From the state 48%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sanborn

Full-time staff
2
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 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

Ashland School District

Sanborn's K–12 school district, shared with Ashland, Eileen, Gingles, Keystone, Pilsen and White River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,598
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,794
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $15,598 per pupil, $7,950 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Sanborn pay

Typical tax bill
$2,938
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
2.78%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$105,700
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 Sanborn's government

Town hall & decisions in Sanborn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sanborn

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

All of Sanborn'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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