Town Hall · Winter

Winter, WI town hall & government

Winter spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,587 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winter's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,587
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$227,000
$235 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1 million65%
Fire
$314,00020%
Administration & buildings
$143,0009%
Sewer & trash
$40,0003%
Parks & libraries
$12,0001%
Other
$21,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Property taxes 32%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Winter

Full-time staff
3
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Winter School District

Winter's K–12 school district, shared with Couderay, Draper, Meadowbrook, Ojibwa, Radisson and Radisson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,680
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
225
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 26%

Of the $21,680 per pupil, $11,876 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 Winter pay

Typical tax bill
$1,841
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$221,800
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 Winter's government

Town hall & decisions in Winter →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winter

Winter is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Winter'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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