Town Hall · Seneca

Seneca, WI town hall & government

Seneca spent $661,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $732 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Seneca's money goes

Spent
$661,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$732
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$553,00084%
Administration & buildings
$51,0008%
Sewer & trash
$28,0004%
Fire
$15,0002%
Health & welfare
$4,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,000<1%
Other
$7,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • From the state 36%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Seneca

Full-time staff
2
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
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

Seneca School District

Seneca's K–12 school district, shared with Lynxville and Eastman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,937
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
270
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $16,937 per pupil, $9,878 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 Seneca pay

Typical tax bill
$2,866
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.42%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$201,600
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 Seneca's government

Town hall & decisions in Seneca →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Seneca

Seneca is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Seneca'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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