Town Hall · St. Joseph

St. Joseph, WI town hall & government

St. Joseph spent $4.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,064 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where St. Joseph's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,064
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$7 million
$1,666 per resident
Roads & transportation
$3.2 million71%
Parks & libraries
$328,0007%
Administration & buildings
$312,0007%
Fire
$214,0005%
Interest on debt
$191,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$144,0003%
Sewer & trash
$6,000<1%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$85,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 65%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
  • From the state 11%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for St. Joseph

Full-time staff
0
18 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Other
0 full-time9 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hudson School District

St. Joseph's K–12 school district, shared with Hudson, Hudson, North Hudson and Troy. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,164
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
5,251
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$83.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,164 per pupil, $8,884 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 St. Joseph: Somerset School District ($13,545 per pupil) · New Richmond School District ($13,892 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in St. Joseph pay

Typical tax bill
$6,412
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.26%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$509,600
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 St. Joseph's government

Town hall & decisions in St. Joseph →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Joseph

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

All of St. Joseph'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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