Town Hall · Waterloo

Waterloo, WI town hall & government

Waterloo spent $460,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $793 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Waterloo's money goes

Spent
$460,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$793
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$36,000
$62 per resident
Roads & transportation
$376,00082%
Administration & buildings
$34,0007%
Sewer & trash
$19,0004%
Fire
$15,0003%
Health & welfare
$5,0001%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 55%
  • Property taxes 43%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Waterloo

Full-time staff
1
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
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

Cassville School District

Waterloo's K–12 school district, shared with Cassville, Cassville and Glen Haven. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,580
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
169
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 39%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $23,580 per pupil, $12,716 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.

Also serving Waterloo: Potosi School District ($18,180 per pupil) · Lancaster Community School District ($15,642 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Waterloo pay

Typical tax bill
$3,286
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$309,100
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 Waterloo's government

Town hall & decisions in Waterloo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Waterloo

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

All of Waterloo'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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