Town Hall · Winchester

Winchester, WI town hall & government

Winchester spent $544,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $296 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winchester's money goes

Spent
$544,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$296
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$177,00033%
Sewer & trash
$131,00024%
Administration & buildings
$119,00022%
Fire
$50,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$24,0004%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$41,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • From the state 26%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Winchester

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 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

Winneconne Community School District

Winchester's K–12 school district, shared with Winneconne, Winneconne, Vinland, Poygan, Clayton and Wolf River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,590
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,767
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 54%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,590 per pupil, $7,442 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 Winchester: New London School District ($13,380 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Winchester pay

Typical tax bill
$3,561
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$295,000
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 Winchester's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofwinchesterwi.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winchester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winchester

Winchester is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representatives Tony Wied and Glenn Grothman. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Winchester'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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