Town Hall · Verona

Verona, WI town hall & government

Verona spent $28.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,946 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Verona

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Verona's money goes

Spent
$28.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,946
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$36.1 million
$2,489 per resident
Parks & libraries
$5.2 million18%
Roads & transportation
$4.6 million16%
Police
$4.2 million15%
Sewer & trash
$3.5 million13%
Water & other utilities
$2.9 million10%
Fire
$2.6 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.2 million4%
Interest on debt
$1 million4%
Health & welfare
$893,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$389,0001%
Other
$1.8 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 45%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Sales taxes 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Verona

Full-time staff
62
83 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$110,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
and 7 full-time firefighters
Police
25 full-time20 part
Parks & libraries
12 full-time30 part
Fire
7 full-time27 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Verona didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Verona Area School District

Verona's K–12 school district, shared with Verona and Fitchburg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,944
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
5,794
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$121.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,944 per pupil, $10,008 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 Verona pay

Typical tax bill
$6,764
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.61%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$420,400
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.

Local

Contact Verona's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.verona.wi.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Verona →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Verona

Verona is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Verona'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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