Town Hall · Westport

Westport, WI town hall & government

Westport spent $4.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,130 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Westport's money goes

Spent
$4.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,130
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$6.5 million
$1,534 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.9 million40%
Sewer & trash
$1 million21%
Administration & buildings
$719,00015%
Fire
$325,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$240,0005%
Water & other utilities
$228,0005%
Parks & libraries
$100,0002%
Health & welfare
$91,0002%
Police
$52,0001%
Interest on debt
$17,000<1%
Other
$76,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Westport

Full-time staff
7
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$105,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
3 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

Waunakee Community School District

Westport's K–12 school district, shared with Waunakee, Vienna and Springfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,574
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
4,410
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$146.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,574 per pupil, $9,459 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 Westport: Middleton-Cross Plains School District ($15,643 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Westport pay

Typical tax bill
$7,024
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.68%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$418,700
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 Westport's government

Town hall & decisions in Westport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Westport

Westport is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Mark Pocan. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Westport'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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