Town Hall · Stoddard

Stoddard, WI town hall & government

Stoddard spent $947,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,140 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Stoddard

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Stoddard's money goes

Spent
$947,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,140
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$3.9 million
$4,644 per resident
Sewer & trash
$233,00025%
Water & other utilities
$164,00017%
Roads & transportation
$163,00017%
Fire
$111,00012%
Administration & buildings
$108,00011%
Interest on debt
$78,0008%
Parks & libraries
$42,0004%
Police
$15,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$6,0001%
Other
$27,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • From the state 19%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Stoddard

Full-time staff
10
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time9 part
Police
0 full-time10 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

De Soto Area School District

Stoddard's K–12 school district, shared with De Soto, Ferryville, Genoa, Wheatland, Genoa and Freeman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,075
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
455
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $18,075 per pupil, $9,492 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 Stoddard pay

Typical tax bill
$2,921
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.58%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$184,500
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 Stoddard's government

Town hall & decisions in Stoddard →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stoddard

Stoddard is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Stoddard'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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