Greenville State Bank · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Greenville spent less per resident in 2022 than 87% of similar cities
Greenville’s village government spent $10.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to , 2023, about $854 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Greenville is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$785 per resident in 2022: less than 87% of them
Greenville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($785 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 134 Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,178, and the middle half spent $990–$1,415. Greenville spent less than 87% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.7 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 →
Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Greenville itself left out).
About $854 per resident a year, or $2.34 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 53%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 42% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Greenville 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: $785 · 2023: $854. Per resident it went from $785 to $854 (up 9%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 9,617 to 12,599.
full-time in March 2025, up from 32 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,523 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.27% 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 Greenville’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 Greenville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Greenville →
Who’s in charge in Greenville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Greenville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on greenvillewi.gov ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 371 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (12,599).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Hortonville School District
Greenville’s K–12 school district, shared with Hortonville, Hortonia, Ellington, Center, Dale. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,979 per pupil, $7,254 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.
How Greenville compares with the towns next door
Greenville spent $785 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Ellington | $305 | $3,774 |
| Dale | $322 | $3,616 |
| Clayton | $648 | $5,371 |
| Grand Chute | $912 | $4,123 |
| Greenville | $785 | $4,523 |
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 Greenville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Greenville’s government
How much does Greenville spend per resident?
About $854 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to , 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $785 was less than 87% of 134 Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Greenville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,523 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.27% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see greenvillewi.gov.
Who runs Greenville’s government?
See greenvillewi.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Greenville yet.
How many people work for Greenville?
34 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $246,335 (about $3.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Greenville’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 →