Town Hall · Springfield

Springfield, WI town hall & government

Springfield spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $693 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Springfield's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$693
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$427 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million58%
Administration & buildings
$230,00011%
Sewer & trash
$179,0009%
Fire
$138,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$106,0005%
Health & welfare
$82,0004%
Interest on debt
$39,0002%
Parks & libraries
$6,000<1%
Other
$84,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • From the state 17%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Springfield

Full-time staff
6
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$86,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Springfield didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Middleton-Cross Plains School District

Springfield's K–12 school district, shared with Cross Plains, Middleton, Middleton, Berry and Cross Plains. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,643
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
7,059
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$172.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,643 per pupil, $9,121 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 Springfield: Waunakee Community School District ($15,574 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Springfield pay

Typical tax bill
$6,651
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$554,700
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.

Local

Contact Springfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Springfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Springfield

Springfield is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Springfield'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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