Town Hall · Wautoma

Wautoma, WI town hall & government

Wautoma spent $3.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,791 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wautoma's money goes

Spent
$3.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,791
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$6.7 million
$3,177 per resident
Sewer & trash
$930,00025%
Police
$637,00017%
Roads & transportation
$573,00015%
Water & other utilities
$424,00011%
Parks & libraries
$379,00010%
Interest on debt
$344,0009%
Administration & buildings
$297,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$47,0001%
Fire
$36,0001%
Housing & development
$5,000<1%
Other
$115,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 21%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wautoma

Full-time staff
17
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wautoma Area School District

Wautoma's K–12 school district, shared with Dakota, Lohrville, Redgranite, Marion, Wautoma and Richford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,568
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,310
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $13,568 per pupil, $7,925 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 Wautoma pay

Typical tax bill
$1,905
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$131,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Wautoma's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofwautoma.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wautoma →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wautoma

Wautoma is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Wautoma'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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