Town Hall · Somo

Somo, WI town hall & government

Somo spent $132,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,234 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Somo's money goes

Spent
$132,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,234
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$88,00067%
Administration & buildings
$37,00028%
Fire
$3,0002%
Sewer & trash
$1,0001%
Other
$3,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 52%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • From other local governments 15%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Somo

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 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

Prentice School District

Somo's K–12 school district, shared with Knox, Lynne, Ogema, Prentice, Prentice and Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,591
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
335
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $17,591 per pupil, $10,600 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 Somo pay

Typical tax bill
$1,250
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.10%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$113,900
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 Somo's government

Town hall & decisions in Somo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Somo

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

All of Somo'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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