Town Hall · Stiles

Stiles, WI town hall & government

Stiles spent $535,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $349 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stiles's money goes

Spent
$535,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$349
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$277,00052%
Administration & buildings
$80,00015%
Fire
$80,00015%
Health & welfare
$51,00010%
Sewer & trash
$39,0007%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$6,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • From the state 37%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Stiles

Full-time staff
1
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$15,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time5 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

Lena School District

Stiles's K–12 school district, shared with Lena, Lena and Little River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,217
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
410
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $16,217 per pupil, $9,871 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 Stiles: Oconto Falls School District ($15,066 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Stiles pay

Typical tax bill
$2,567
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$235,300
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 Stiles's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofstiles.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Stiles →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stiles

Stiles is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Stiles'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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