Town Hall · Summit

Summit, WI town hall & government

Summit spent $469,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $425 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Summit's money goes

Spent
$469,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$425
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$38,000
$34 per resident
Roads & transportation
$361,00077%
Administration & buildings
$63,00013%
Fire
$27,0006%
Sewer & trash
$13,0003%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$4,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 64%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Summit

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
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

Superior School District

Summit's K–12 school district, shared with Oakland, Oliver, Parkland, Superior, Superior and Superior. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,521
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
4,023
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$65.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,521 per pupil, $8,467 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 Summit pay

Typical tax bill
$2,187
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$201,300
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 Summit's government

Town hall & decisions in Summit →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Summit

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

All of Summit'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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