Town Hall · St. Croix Falls

St. Croix Falls, WI town hall & government

St. Croix Falls spent $6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,898 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where St. Croix Falls's money goes

Spent
$6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,898
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$13.2 million
$6,399 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million31%
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million19%
Sewer & trash
$877,00015%
Police
$870,00015%
Parks & libraries
$290,0005%
Administration & buildings
$272,0005%
Interest on debt
$248,0004%
Fire
$202,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$111,0002%
Health & welfare
$11,000<1%
Other
$92,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From the state 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for St. Croix Falls

Full-time staff
19
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
5 full-time5 part
Police
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Fire
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

St. Croix Falls School District

St. Croix Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Dresser, Sterling, St. Croix Falls, Eureka, Osceola and Garfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,166
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,055
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,166 per pupil, $9,090 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 St. Croix Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$2,941
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$249,400
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 St. Croix Falls's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofstcroixfalls.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in St. Croix Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Croix Falls

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

All of St. Croix Falls'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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