Town Hall · Waterloo

Waterloo, WI town hall & government

Waterloo spent $12 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,295 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
$12 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,295
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,362
Long-term debt
$33.5 million
$9,222 per resident
Water & other utilities
$4.8 million40%
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million11%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million10%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million10%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million10%
Police
$959,0008%
Fire
$557,0005%
Administration & buildings
$391,0003%
Health & welfare
$148,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$41,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$4,000<1%
Other
$125,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 38%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Waterloo

Full-time staff
32
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
and 2 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
4 full-time9 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time17 part
Police
8 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
5 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Fire
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
0 full-time3 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

Waterloo School District

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

Spending per pupil
$17,167
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
748
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $17,167 per pupil, $9,114 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 Waterloo pay

Typical tax bill
$3,744
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.62%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$230,600
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 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 Scott Fitzgerald. 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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