Town Hall · Superior

Superior, WI town hall & government

Superior spent $83.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,139 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Superior

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Meetings

Coming up at Superior's town hall

  • Oct 6Tue · 6:30 pm
    Common CouncilCommon Council MeetingGovernment Center, Board Room 201, 1316 N 14th Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 14Wed · 5:00 pm
    Library BoardLibrary Board MeetingSuperior Public Library, Meeting Room, 1530 Tower Ave. Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 20Tue · 6:30 pm
    Common CouncilCommon Council MeetingGovernment Center, Board Room 201, 1316 N 14th Street Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 3Tue · 6:30 pm
    Common CouncilCommon Council MeetingGovernment Center, Board Room 201, 1316 N 14th Street Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 11Wed · 5:00 pm
    Library BoardLibrary Board MeetingSuperior Public Library, Meeting Room, 1530 Tower Ave. Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 17Tue · 6:30 pm
    Common CouncilCommon Council MeetingGovernment Center, Board Room 201, 1316 N 14th Street Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

  • Sep 15Tue · 6:15 pm
    Common CouncilCommon Council MeetingGovernment Center, Board Room 201, 1316 N 14th Street Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 9Wed · 5:00 pm
    Library BoardLibrary Board MeetingSuperior Public Library, Meeting Room, 1530 Tower Ave. Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 1Tue · 6:30 pm
    Common CouncilCommon Council MeetingGovernment Center, Board Room 201, 1316 N 14th Street Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 18Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CouncilAgenda for Regular Common Council Meeting Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 17Mon · 5:30 pm
    Human Resources CommitteeHRC Agenda with attachments Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 17Mon · 3:30 pm
    Licenses & Fees CommitteeNo regular meeting to be held in August. Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 12Wed · 5:00 pm
    Library BoardLibrary Board MeetingSuperior Public Library, Meeting Room, 1530 Tower Ave. Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 12Wed · 5:00 pm
    Library BoardLibrary Board Meeting Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗

Official listings from Superior's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Superior's money goes

Spent
$83.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,139
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$47.7 million
$1,803 per resident
Sewer & trash
$14.3 million17%
Roads & transportation
$12.8 million15%
Police
$10 million12%
Parks & libraries
$8.5 million10%
Fire
$6.1 million7%
Administration & buildings
$3.9 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.1 million1%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million1%
Housing & development
$804,0001%
Health & welfare
$159,000<1%
Other
$24.3 million29%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 34%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Superior

Full-time staff
263
35 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
55
and 41 full-time firefighters
Police
60 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
50 full-time1 part
Fire
43 full-time
Roads & transportation
38 full-time
Administration & buildings
30 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
25 full-time7 part
Housing & development
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
11 full-time12 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Superior School District

Superior's K–12 school district, shared with Oakland, Oliver, Parkland, Summit, 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 Superior pay

Typical tax bill
$2,645
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$180,400
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 Superior's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.superior.wi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Superior →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Superior

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

All of Superior'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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