Town Hall · Seymour

Seymour, WI town hall & government

Seymour spent $5.5 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,555 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Seymour's money goes

Spent
$5.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,555
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
$1,022 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million22%
Water & other utilities
$848,00015%
Police
$797,00015%
Roads & transportation
$715,00013%
Parks & libraries
$427,0008%
Administration & buildings
$236,0004%
Fire
$229,0004%
Interest on debt
$142,0003%
Health & welfare
$134,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$63,0001%
Paid to other governments
$20,000<1%
Other
$662,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Seymour

Full-time staff
16
37 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time13 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time13 part
Police
5 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Seymour Community School District

Seymour's K–12 school district, shared with Black Creek, Cicero, Nichols, Seymour, Osborn and Black Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,460
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,800
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $16,460 per pupil, $9,846 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 Seymour pay

Typical tax bill
$2,885
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.56%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$184,600
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.

Local

Contact Seymour's government

Town hall & decisions in Seymour →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Seymour

Seymour is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Seymour'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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