Town Hall · Taylor

Taylor, WI town hall & government

Taylor spent $555,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,173 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Taylor's money goes

Spent
$555,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,173
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$129,00023%
Water & other utilities
$114,00021%
Administration & buildings
$91,00016%
Roads & transportation
$84,00015%
Parks & libraries
$57,00010%
Fire
$56,00010%
Police
$11,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0001%
Other
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Taylor

Full-time staff
1
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$47,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time7 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

Blair-Taylor School District

Taylor's K–12 school district, shared with Springfield, Blair, Preston, Curran, Ettrick and Franklin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,881
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
615
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $17,881 per pupil, $10,083 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 Taylor pay

Typical tax bill
$1,714
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.46%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$117,500
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 Taylor's government

🏛️ Official websitetaylorwisconsin.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Taylor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Taylor

Taylor is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Derrick Van Orden. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Taylor'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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