Town Hall · Viroqua

Viroqua, WI town hall & government

Viroqua spent $10.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,362 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Viroqua's money goes

Spent
$10.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,362
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$37.3 million
$8,386 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million17%
Interest on debt
$1.5 million15%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million14%
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million14%
Police
$1.3 million13%
Water & other utilities
$1.1 million11%
Administration & buildings
$660,0006%
Fire
$383,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$133,0001%
Health & welfare
$18,000<1%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$598,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • From the state 16%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Viroqua

Full-time staff
31
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
5 full-time8 part
Police
9 full-time
Roads & transportation
7 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 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

Viroqua Area School District

Viroqua's K–12 school district, shared with Jefferson, Franklin, Harmony, Viroqua, Sterling and Liberty. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,590
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,030
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$21.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $15,590 per pupil, $10,017 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 Viroqua pay

Typical tax bill
$3,220
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$209,900
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 Viroqua's government

🏛️ Official websiteviroqua-wisconsin.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Viroqua →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Viroqua

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

All of Viroqua'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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