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Windsor, WI town hall & government

Windsor spent $10.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,012 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Windsor's money goes

Spent
$10.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,012
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$31.5 million
$3,147 per resident
Roads & transportation
$3.1 million31%
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million19%
Water & other utilities
$1 million10%
Interest on debt
$974,00010%
Administration & buildings
$870,0009%
Police
$648,0006%
Fire
$457,0005%
Parks & libraries
$415,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$168,0002%
Housing & development
$20,000<1%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$556,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Windsor

Full-time staff
10
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$88,900
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Windsor didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

DeForest Area School District

Windsor's K–12 school district, shared with DeForest, Burke, Leeds and Vienna. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,469
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
4,153
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$120.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,469 per pupil, $8,588 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 Windsor pay

Typical tax bill
$6,250
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$425,600
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.

Local

Contact Windsor's government

Town hall & decisions in Windsor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Windsor

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

All of Windsor'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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