Holy Hill · Photo: Holy_Hill.jpg: Shoelace414 derivative work: Rabanus Flavus · CC BY-SA 3.0In Erin, 92% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Wisconsin
Erin’s town government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $331 per resident.
What stands out about how Erin is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Hartford Union High School District
Erin’s high school district, shared with Addison, Ashippun, Hartford, Hartford, Herman and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,809 per pupil, $8,302 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal.
Erin School District · $11,667 per pupil
Hartford Joint No. 1 School District · $13,698 per pupil
Holy Hill Area School District · $19,340 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $331 per resident a year, or $0.91 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 49%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$331 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Erin’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($331 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 127 Wisconsin towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $358, and the middle half spent $276–$438. Erin spent less than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($8,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Wisconsin towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Erin itself left out).
No trend yet
Erin reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,907 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.88% of the home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Erin’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Erin’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Erin →
Who’s in charge in Erin
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Erin’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on erintownship.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 641 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,845).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Erin voted in 2024
Official results for Erin’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.1%2,098 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.5%732 votesOthers: 1.5% (42 votes).
Most votes in Erin: Donald J Trump
Washington County: Trump 67.4%, Harris 31.2% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Erin’s 3,134 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Erin: Eric Hovde
Washington County: Hovde 67.4%, Baldwin 30.9% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Scott Fitzgerald
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Erin, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin | 73.1% | 25.5% | 1.5% | 2,872 |
| Washington County | 67.4% | 31.2% | 1.4% | 91,407 |
| Wisconsin | 49.6% | 48.7% | 1.7% | 3,422,918 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Erin.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: erintownship.com ↗
- 2Wisconsin AssemblyState representatives
- 3Wisconsin SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Erin compares with the towns next door
Erin spent $331 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $270 to $498. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Erin’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Erin’s government
How much does Erin spend per resident?
About $331 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $331 was less than 56% of 127 Wisconsin towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Erin?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,907 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.88% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see erintownship.com.
Who runs Erin’s government?
See erintownship.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Erin yet.
How did Erin vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 73.1%, Kamala D Harris 25.5% (2,872 votes, official results). Washington County: Trump 67.4%, Harris 31.2%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Erin?
6 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $31,965 (about $383,580 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Erin in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Chris Kapenga) and Assembly District 98 (Jim Piwowarczyk). The Assembly district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Erin’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →