Photo: Bjoertvedt · CC BY-SA 3.0Grand View spent more per resident in 2022 than 96% of similar towns
Grand View’s town government spent $891,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,747 per resident.
What stands out about how Grand View is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,810 per resident in 2022: more than 96% of them
Grand View’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,810 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 1113 Wisconsin towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $509, and the middle half spent $371–$727. Grand View spent more than 96% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($19,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Grand View itself left out).
About $1,747 per resident a year, or $4.79 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 75%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 3% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Grand View reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,810 · 2023: $1,747. Per resident it went from $1,810 to $1,747 (down 3%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 479 to 510.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,577 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% 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 Grand View’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Grand View’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Grand View →
Who’s in charge in Grand View
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 170 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (510).
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.
Drummond Area School District
Grand View’s K–12 school district, shared with Barnes, Cable, Delta, Drummond, Lincoln and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,138 per pupil, $10,607 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Grand View’s votes are counted by county
Wisconsin reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Grand View alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bayfield County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.3%6,107 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican43.2%4,860 votesOthers: 2.4% (273 votes).
Most votes in Bayfield County: Kamala D Harris
Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Grand View lies in Bayfield County. Every 2024 race in Bayfield County is on the county’s page.
Bayfield County’s 2024 results →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 Grand View.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Grand View compares with the towns next door
Grand View spent $1,810 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $942 to $2,972. 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 Grand View’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Grand View’s government
How much does Grand View spend per resident?
About $1,747 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,810 was more than 96% of 1113 Wisconsin towns and townships of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Grand View?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,577 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Grand View’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Grand View yet.
How did Grand View vote in 2024?
Wisconsin counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Grand View alone. Bayfield County, where 100% of Grand View lies, voted Harris 54.3%, Trump 43.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Grand View?
3 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $30,003 (about $360,036 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Grand View in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Romaine Quinn) and Assembly District 74 (Chanz Green). The Assembly district also covers 91 other towns. 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 →