Town Hall · Tigerton

Tigerton, WI town hall & government

Tigerton spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,368 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tigerton's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,368
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$381,000
$543 per resident
Parks & libraries
$336,00020%
Administration & buildings
$322,00019%
Sewer & trash
$288,00017%
Roads & transportation
$255,00015%
Water & other utilities
$153,0009%
Fire
$106,0006%
Police
$73,0004%
Health & welfare
$16,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0001%
Interest on debt
$10,0001%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$92,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 36%
  • From the state 25%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tigerton

Full-time staff
2
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$40,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Water & other utilities
0 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Police
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time11 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

Tigerton School District

Tigerton's K–12 school district, shared with Fairbanks, Germania, Morris and Grant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,853
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
245
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 35%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $18,853 per pupil, $9,914 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 Tigerton pay

Typical tax bill
$1,612
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.30%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$124,100
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 Tigerton's government

🏛️ Official websitetigertonwis.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tigerton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tigerton

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

All of Tigerton'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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