Photo: Shadowe · CC BY-SA 3.0In Menomonee Falls, 88% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Wisconsin
Menomonee Falls’ village government spent $59.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,510 per resident. Water and other utilities ($8.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Menomonee Falls is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,510 per resident a year, or $4.14 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.
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$1,216 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Menomonee Falls’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,216 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 21 Wisconsin cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,244, and the middle half spent $1,125–$1,533. Menomonee Falls spent less than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($12.7 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 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Menomonee Falls itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 27% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Menomonee Falls 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: $1,216 · 2023: $1,230 · 2024: $1,510.
full-time in March 2025, up from 164 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 $4,261 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.16% 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 Menomonee Falls’ 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 Menomonee Falls’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Menomonee Falls →
Who’s in charge in Menomonee Falls
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Menomonee Falls’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on menomoneefalls.gov ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 189 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 (39,246).
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.
Menomonee Falls School District
Menomonee Falls’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,359 per pupil, $8,266 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.
Hamilton School District · $13,357 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Menomonee Falls voted in 2024
Official results for Menomonee Falls’ own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.7%13,827 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat45.7%11,978 votesOthers: 1.7% (433 votes).
Most votes in Menomonee Falls: Donald J Trump
Waukesha County: Trump 59.0%, Harris 39.3% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Menomonee Falls’ 29,676 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Menomonee Falls: Eric Hovde
Waukesha County: Hovde 59.8%, Baldwin 38.7% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Scott Fitzgerald
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Menomonee Falls, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menomonee Falls | 52.7% | 45.7% | 1.7% | 26,238 |
| Waukesha County | 59.0% | 39.3% | 1.6% | 275,787 |
| 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 Menomonee Falls.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: menomoneefalls.gov ↗
- 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 Menomonee Falls compares with the towns next door
Menomonee Falls spent $1,216 per resident in 2022; the 8 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $740 to $2,007. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lisbon | $740 | $4,727 |
| Germantown | $1,289 | $4,797 |
| Pewaukee | $1,439 | $4,394 |
| Milwaukee | $1,768 | $3,668 |
| Brookfield | $1,770 | $3,704 |
| Lannon | $1,778 | $3,289 |
| Brookfield | $1,787 | $5,389 |
| Butler | $2,007 | $3,075 |
| Menomonee Falls | $1,216 | $4,261 |
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 Menomonee Falls’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Menomonee Falls’ government
How much does Menomonee Falls spend per resident?
About $1,510 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 $1,216 was less than 57% of 21 Wisconsin cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Menomonee Falls?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,261 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.16% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see menomoneefalls.gov.
Who runs Menomonee Falls’ government?
See menomoneefalls.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Menomonee Falls yet.
How did Menomonee Falls vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 52.7%, Kamala D Harris 45.7% (26,238 votes, official results). Waukesha County: Trump 59.0%, Harris 39.3%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Menomonee Falls?
208 full-time and 109 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.8M (about $21.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Menomonee Falls in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Jodi Habush Sinykin) and Assembly District 24 (Dan Knodl). The Assembly district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Menomonee Falls’ 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 →