Town Hall · St. Germain

St. Germain, WI town hall & government

St. Germain spent $2.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,297 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where St. Germain's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,297
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$486 per resident
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million39%
Roads & transportation
$486,00017%
Fire
$183,0007%
Health & welfare
$166,0006%
Administration & buildings
$129,0005%
Interest on debt
$81,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$656,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 39%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for St. Germain

Full-time staff
5
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. St. Germain didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Northland Pines School District

St. Germain's K–12 school district, shared with Cloverland, Conover, Eagle River, Lincoln, Plum Lake and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,811
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,368
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$114,000
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,811 per pupil, $9,637 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. Germain pay

Typical tax bill
$1,869
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$255,600
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 St. Germain's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofstgermain.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in St. Germain →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Germain

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

All of St. Germain'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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