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Town Hall · Fox Crossing

Fox Crossing spent less per resident in 2022 than 80% of similar cities

Fox Crossing’s village government spent $19.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to , 2024, about $1,019 per resident. Water and other utilities ($6.1 million) are counted separately.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$19.2M
year to , 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,019
In 2022: $919, less than 80% of 59 similar cities
Long-term debt
$97.9M
end of FY2024, reported
Village staff, 2025
86
full-time · 89 part-time · March payroll $673,359
Typical tax bill
$4,022
1.62% of home value · WI 1.42%

What stands out about how Fox Crossing is run

Read from the village’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$919 per resident in 2022: less than 80% of them

Fox Crossing’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($919 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 59 Wisconsin cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,166, and the middle half spent $962–$1,409. Fox Crossing spent less than 80% of them.

Middle half of the group, $962–$1,409Median $1,166Fox Crossing

Includes sewer and trash ($4.5 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
59

Wisconsin cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Fox Crossing itself left out).

Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,019 per resident a year, or $2.79 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 28%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 32%Fees & charges 26%Utility sales 18%Interest, fines & other 14%From the state 7%Other taxes & licenses 2%From other local governments 1%From the federal government <1%Sales taxes <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $3.3 million; interest on debt $3.8 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $32.4 million.
Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 9% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Fox Crossing reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$17.6 million
2023$19.2 million
2024$19.2 million

Per resident: 2022: $919 · 2023: $1,014 · 2024: $1,019.

Village staff
86

full-time in March 2025, up from 84 in 2022.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $4,022 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.62% of the home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Clayton$5,371
Grand Chute$4,123
Fox Crossing$4,022
Neenah$3,932
Wisconsin$3,792
Menasha$3,621
Appleton$3,588
Neenah$3,477
$4,022
typical bill a year
1.62%
effective rate
$248,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Fox Crossing’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 Fox Crossing’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fox Crossing →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Fox Crossing

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See foxcrossingwi.gov for Fox Crossing’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Fox Crossing yet.foxcrossingwi.gov ↗
Agendas

Fox Crossing’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on foxcrossingwi.gov ↗.

Who works for Fox Crossing

One full-time village employee for every 219 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (18,827).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police34 + 4 pt
Fire5 + 52 pt
Administration & buildings17 + 16 pt
Parks & libraries6 + 16 pt
Roads & transportation8
Water & other utilities8
Sewer & trash4
Courts, inspections & corrections1 + 1 pt
Other3
86
full-time
89
part-time
$673,359
payroll for March 2025
$8.1M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$82,500
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
31
sworn police officers
5
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Fox Crossing had 4.4 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 49 of the 59 Wisconsin cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 6.1: Fox Crossing had fewer than 84% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Neenah School District

Fox Crossing’s K–12 school district, shared with Neenah, Neenah, Clayton, Vinland. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Fox Crossing →
$14,267
per pupil · WI $16,459
6,497
students
$136.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,267 per pupil, $7,374 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 39%State 55%Federal 6%

Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal.

Also serving Fox Crossing

Menasha School District · $15,818 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Fox Crossing voted in 2024

Official results for Fox Crossing’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President11,271 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican52.3%5,898 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat45.8%5,161 votes

Others: 1.9% (212 votes).

Most votes in Fox Crossing: Donald J Trump

Winnebago County: Trump 51.6%, Harris 46.8% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%

Turnout
75%

of Fox Crossing’s 14,959 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. Senate11,070 votes
Eric HovdeRepublican50.6%
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat46.6%
Others2.8%

Most votes in Fox Crossing: Eric Hovde

Winnebago County: Hovde 50.0%, Baldwin 47.3% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%

U.S. House · Wisconsin’s 6th District411,349 votes
Glenn GrothmanRepublican61.2%
John ZarbanoDemocrat38.7%
Others0.1%

Most votes in the district: Glenn Grothman

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Fox Crossing, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Fox Crossing52.3%45.8%1.9%11,271
Winnebago County51.6%46.8%1.6%95,371
Wisconsin49.6%48.7%1.7%3,422,918
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Fox Crossing

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Fox Crossing.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
  2. 2
    Wisconsin AssemblyFox Crossing is split between 2 districts
  3. 3
    Wisconsin SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Fox Crossing compares with the towns next door

Fox Crossing spent $919 per resident in 2022; the 6 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $343 to $1,289. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Neenah$343$3,932
Clayton$648$5,371
Grand Chute$912$4,123
Appleton$1,226$3,588
Neenah$1,227$3,477
Menasha$1,289$3,621
Harrisonestimate—
Fox Crossing$919$4,022

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 Fox Crossing’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Fox Crossing’s government

How much does Fox Crossing spend per resident?

About $1,019 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to , 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $919 was less than 80% of 59 Wisconsin cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Fox Crossing?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,022 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.62% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see foxcrossingwi.gov.

Who runs Fox Crossing’s government?

See foxcrossingwi.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fox Crossing yet.

How did Fox Crossing vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 52.3%, Kamala D Harris 45.8% (11,271 votes, official results). Winnebago County: Trump 51.6%, Harris 46.8%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.

How many people work for Fox Crossing?

86 full-time and 89 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $673,359 (about $8.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Fox Crossing in the state legislature?

Fox Crossing is split among 2 Assembly districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Wisconsin Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

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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 →