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Williams Bay, WI town hall & government

Williams Bay spent $7.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,740 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Williams Bay's money goes

Spent
$7.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,740
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$6.3 million
$2,353 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million22%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million18%
Police
$1.2 million16%
Parks & libraries
$922,00013%
Roads & transportation
$905,00012%
Administration & buildings
$541,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$280,0004%
Interest on debt
$163,0002%
Fire
$161,0002%
Health & welfare
$30,000<1%
Other
$174,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Williams Bay

Full-time staff
21
39 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time23 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time11 part
Police
8 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
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

Williams Bay School District

Williams Bay's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,600
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
627
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,600 per pupil, $9,349 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 Williams Bay: Big Foot Union High School District ($18,053 per pupil) · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District ($17,940 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Williams Bay pay

Typical tax bill
$4,374
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$444,700
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 Williams Bay's government

🏛️ Official websitewilliamsbay.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Williams Bay →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Williams Bay

Williams Bay is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Bryan Steil. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Williams Bay'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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