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Town Hall · Mukwonago

How is Mukwonago run?

Mukwonago’s village government spent $11.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,336 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.9 million) are counted separately.

Election Day

Today

General election in Wisconsin.

Register or check: vote.gov ↗
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$11.3M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,336
In 2022: $1,238, more than 59% of 134 similar cities
Long-term debt
$59.4M
end of 2024, reported
Village staff, 2022
57
full-time · 57 part-time · March payroll $372,017
Typical tax bill
$4,398
1.20% of home value · WI 1.42%

What stands out about how Mukwonago is run

Read from the village’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer35% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Mukwonago School District with 4 other towns.Its own police and fire15 sworn officers and 7 full-time firefighters on the payroll.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Mukwonago’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

  • Oct29
    Library Personnel CommitteeThursday · 6:00 pm · 511 Division Street, Mukwonago, WI 53149October 29, 2026 Library Personnel Committee MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct27
    Fire CommissionTuesday · 6:00 pm · Mukwonago Fire Station #1, 1111 Fox StJoint Fire CommissionAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct22
    Phantom Lakes Management DistrictThursday · 6:00 pmAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct22
    Downtown Development CommitteeThursday · 5:30 pm · Mukwonago Municipal Building/Board Room, 440 River Crest CourtDowntown Development Committee MeetingMeeting page ↗
  • Oct21
    Village BoardWednesday · 6:30 pm · Village Hall, 440 River Crest CtVillage Board MeetingAgenda ↗Meeting page ↗
Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,336 per resident a year, or $3.66 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 24%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 43%Fees & charges 19%Utility sales 11%Interest, fines & other 11%From other local governments 7%From the state 7%Other taxes & licenses 2%From the federal government <1%Sales taxes <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $2.5 million; interest on debt $1.2 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $16.9 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,238 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Mukwonago’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,238 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 $1,174, and the middle half spent $990–$1,415. Mukwonago spent more than 59% of them.

Middle half of the group, $990–$1,415Median $1,174Mukwonago

Includes sewer and trash ($2.4 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
134

Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mukwonago itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 12% since 2022

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

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$10 million
2024$11.3 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,238 · 2024: $1,336.

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 $4,398 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.20% of the home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Mukwonago$4,398
East Troy$4,391
Vernon$3,899
Wisconsin$3,792
$4,398
typical bill a year
1.20%
effective rate
$366,200
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Mukwonago

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

Check Mukwonago’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Mukwonago yet.
Who works for Mukwonago

One full-time village employee for every 148 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 (8,446).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Fire7 + 33 pt
Police22 + 1 pt
Parks & libraries6 + 14 pt
Administration & buildings7 + 7 pt
Sewer & trash8
Water & other utilities4
Courts, inspections & corrections0 + 2 pt
Other3
57
full-time
57
part-time
$372,017
payroll for March 2022
$4.5M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$69,900
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
15
sworn police officers
7
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Mukwonago had 7.0 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 108 of the 134 Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 6.3: Mukwonago had more than 63% 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

Mukwonago School District

Mukwonago’s K–12 school district, shared with Big Bend, Mukwonago, Vernon, North Prairie. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Mukwonago →
$12,638
per pupil · WI $16,459
4,918
students
$15.7 million
long-term debt

Of the $12,638 per pupil, $7,854 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 46%State 49%Federal 5%

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

Also serving Mukwonago

East Troy Community School District · $15,542 per pupil

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Mukwonago voted in 2024

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

President5,382 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican64.7%3,481 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat33.8%1,819 votes

Others: 1.5% (82 votes).

Most votes in Mukwonago: Donald J Trump

Waukesha County: Trump 59.0%, Harris 39.3% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%

Turnout
87%

of Mukwonago’s 6,158 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.

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

U.S. Senate5,329 votes
Eric HovdeRepublican64.1%
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat33.7%
Others2.2%

Most votes in Mukwonago: Eric Hovde

Waukesha County: Hovde 59.8%, Baldwin 38.7% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%

U.S. House · Wisconsin’s 5th District466,682 votes
Scott FitzgeraldRepublican64.4%
Ben SteinhoffDemocrat35.5%
Others0.1%

Most votes in the district: Scott Fitzgerald

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Mukwonago, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Mukwonago64.7%33.8%1.5%5,382
Waukesha County59.0%39.3%1.6%275,787
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 Mukwonago

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Mukwonago.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Wisconsin AssemblyState representatives
    Chuck Wichgers
  3. 3
    Wisconsin SenateState senator
    Julian Bradley
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Tony Evers
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Scott Fitzgerald
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin
    Ron JohnsonTammy Baldwin

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

Next door

How Mukwonago compares with the towns next door

Mukwonago spent $1,238 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $440 to $760. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Vernon: $440 per resident (2022)East Troy: $760 per resident (2022)VernonEast TroyMukwonago
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Vernon$440$3,899
East Troy$760$4,391
Mukwonago$1,238$4,398

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 Mukwonago’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Mukwonago’s government

How much does Mukwonago spend per resident?

About $1,336 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 $1,238 was more than 59% of 134 Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Mukwonago?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,398 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.20% 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 Mukwonago’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mukwonago yet.

How did Mukwonago vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 64.7%, Kamala D Harris 33.8% (5,382 votes, official results). Waukesha County: Trump 59.0%, Harris 39.3%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.

How many people work for Mukwonago?

57 full-time and 57 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $372,017 (about $4.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Mukwonago in the state legislature?

State Senate District 28 (Julian Bradley) and Assembly District 84 (Chuck Wichgers). The Assembly district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Mukwonago?

The next posted meeting is Committee of the Whole on Wednesday, November 4, at 5:30 pm in 440 River Crest Ct/Board Room, from the village’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Mukwonago’s government

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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 →