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Swiss, WI town hall & government

Swiss spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,556 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Swiss's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,556
spending per person
Long-term debt
$349,000
$417 per resident
Roads & transportation
$510,00039%
Fire
$388,00030%
Sewer & trash
$193,00015%
Administration & buildings
$112,0009%
Health & welfare
$49,0004%
Parks & libraries
$20,0002%
Interest on debt
$14,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Other
$15,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 47%
  • From the state 22%
  • From other local governments 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Swiss

Full-time staff
1
25 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$59,200
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Webster School District

Swiss's K–12 school district, shared with Dairyland, Jackson, Oakland, Union, Webster and Blaine. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,276
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
623
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $16,276 per pupil, $9,817 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 Swiss pay

Typical tax bill
$1,971
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$252,500
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 Swiss's government

Town hall & decisions in Swiss →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Swiss

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

All of Swiss'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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