How is La Valle run?
La Valle’s village government spent $526,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,381 per resident. Water and other utilities ($57,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how La Valle is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,381 per resident a year, or $3.78 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 23%.
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$1,147 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
La Valle’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,147 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 375 Wisconsin cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,105, and the middle half spent $864–$1,431. La Valle spent more than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($104,000), 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 cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; La Valle itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 27% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years La Valle 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: $1,147 · 2024: $1,381. Per resident it went from $1,147 to $1,381 (up 20%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 360 to 381.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,015 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.66% 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 La Valle’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 La Valle’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in La Valle →
Who’s in charge in La Valle
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 381 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (381).
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.
Reedsburg School District
La Valle’s K–12 school district, shared with Ironton, Loganville, Reedsburg, Reedsburg, Rock Springs and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,777 per pupil, $8,580 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.
La Valle’s votes are counted by county
Wisconsin reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for La Valle alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sauk County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.0%18,798 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.4%18,172 votesOthers: 1.6% (614 votes).
Most votes in Sauk County: Donald J Trump
Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
100% of La Valle lies in Sauk County. Every 2024 race in Sauk County is on the county’s page.
Sauk 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 La Valle.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
Reach La Valle’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about La Valle’s government
How much does La Valle spend per resident?
About $1,381 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,147 was more than 54% of 375 Wisconsin cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in La Valle?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,015 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.66% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs La Valle’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for La Valle yet.
How did La Valle vote in 2024?
Wisconsin counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for La Valle alone. Sauk County, where 100% of La Valle lies, voted Trump 50.0%, Harris 48.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for La Valle?
1 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,281 (about $111,372 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents La Valle in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Sarah Keyeski) and Assembly District 41 (Tony Kurtz). The Assembly district also covers 54 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 →