Town Hall · Warrens

Warrens, WI town hall & government

Warrens spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,537 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Warrens's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,537
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$4.7 million
$8,708 per resident
Sewer & trash
$596,00043%
Interest on debt
$279,00020%
Administration & buildings
$171,00012%
Water & other utilities
$128,0009%
Roads & transportation
$93,0007%
Fire
$51,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$21,0002%
Health & welfare
$10,0001%
Parks & libraries
$7,0001%
Other
$24,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 62%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the state 7%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Warrens collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tomah Area School District

Warrens's K–12 school district, shared with Bear Bluff, Byron, Camp Douglas, Kingston, La Grange and Lincoln. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,085
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
3,096
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 29%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,085 per pupil, $8,555 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 Warrens pay

Typical tax bill
$2,981
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.92%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$155,100
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 Warrens's government

Town hall & decisions in Warrens →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Warrens

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

All of Warrens'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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