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Westfield, WI town hall & government

Westfield spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,139 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Westfield's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,139
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$388,000
$306 per resident
Sewer & trash
$407,00028%
Roads & transportation
$272,00019%
Police
$232,00016%
Parks & libraries
$195,00014%
Administration & buildings
$173,00012%
Fire
$41,0003%
Interest on debt
$36,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$13,0001%
Other
$75,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • From the state 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Westfield

Full-time staff
7
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time24 part
Police
2 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Westfield School District

Westfield's K–12 school district, shared with Coloma, Harris, Neshkoro, Newton, Oxford and Oxford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,536
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,033
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$300,000
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $18,536 per pupil, $8,343 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 Westfield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,267
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.48%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$153,400
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 Westfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Westfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Westfield

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

All of Westfield'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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