Town Hall · Suring

Suring, WI town hall & government

Suring spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,823 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Suring's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,823
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$3,334 per resident
Water & other utilities
$469,00032%
Sewer & trash
$200,00014%
Roads & transportation
$157,00011%
Parks & libraries
$156,00011%
Fire
$136,0009%
Police
$130,0009%
Administration & buildings
$99,0007%
Interest on debt
$66,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$19,0001%
Health & welfare
$15,0001%
Other
$32,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 30%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From the state 17%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Suring

Full-time staff
9
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Suring School District

Suring's K–12 school district, shared with Breed, Mountain, Doty, Bagley, How and Riverview. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,494
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
350
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 59%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $25,494 per pupil, $10,271 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 Suring pay

Typical tax bill
$1,558
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.82%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$85,400
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Suring's government

Town hall & decisions in Suring →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Suring

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

All of Suring'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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