Town Hall · Tomahawk

Tomahawk, WI town hall & government

Tomahawk spent $6.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,196 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tomahawk's money goes

Spent
$6.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,196
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$14.2 million
$4,535 per resident
Police
$1.4 million20%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million16%
Roads & transportation
$822,00012%
Parks & libraries
$789,00011%
Water & other utilities
$718,00010%
Fire
$709,00010%
Interest on debt
$623,0009%
Administration & buildings
$394,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$70,0001%
Housing & development
$3,000<1%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$254,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 36%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the state 19%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tomahawk

Full-time staff
39
15 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$43,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
13 full-time
Police
10 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Other
0 full-time4 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

Tomahawk School District

Tomahawk's K–12 school district, shared with Bradley, King, Little Rice, Nokomis, Skanawan and Tomahawk. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,177
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,142
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 58%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,177 per pupil, $8,528 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 Tomahawk pay

Typical tax bill
$2,160
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$173,300
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 Tomahawk's government

🏛️ Official websitewisconsin.gov/Pages/home.aspx ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tomahawk →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tomahawk

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

All of Tomahawk'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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