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Sumner, WI town hall & government

Sumner spent $429,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $501 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sumner's money goes

Spent
$429,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$501
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$180,000
$210 per resident
Roads & transportation
$137,00032%
Sewer & trash
$95,00022%
Administration & buildings
$94,00022%
Fire
$56,00013%
Interest on debt
$16,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0002%
Health & welfare
$4,0001%
Parks & libraries
$3,0001%
Police
$3,0001%
Other
$13,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the state 18%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sumner

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Other
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

Fort Atkinson School District

Sumner's K–12 school district, shared with Fort Atkinson, Koshkonong, Hebron and Oakland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,926
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
2,357
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,926 per pupil, $10,422 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 Sumner: Edgerton School District ($14,463 per pupil) · Cambridge School District ($16,978 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sumner pay

Typical tax bill
$3,732
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$328,600
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 Sumner's government

Town hall & decisions in Sumner →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sumner

Sumner is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Scott Fitzgerald. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Sumner'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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