Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Prescott spent less per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Prescott’s city government spent $5.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,279 per resident. Water and other utilities ($734,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Prescott is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,044 per resident in 2022: less than 66% of them
Prescott’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,044 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. Prescott spent less than 66% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.1 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; Prescott itself left out).
About $1,279 per resident a year, or $3.50 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 24%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 26% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Prescott 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: $1,044 · 2024: $1,279.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $5,195 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.69% 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 Prescott’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 Prescott’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Prescott →
Who’s in charge in Prescott
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 192 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 (4,406).
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.
Prescott School District
Prescott’s K–12 school district, shared with Oak Grove, Diamond Bluff, Clifton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,272 per pupil, $8,029 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 Prescott voted in 2024
Official results for Prescott’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican53.9%1,400 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.8%1,113 votesOthers: 3.3% (86 votes).
Most votes in Prescott: Donald J Trump
Pierce County: Trump 56.8%, Harris 40.1% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Prescott’s 3,587 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Prescott: Eric Hovde
Pierce County: Hovde 56.4%, Baldwin 41.4% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Derrick Van Orden
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Prescott, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott | 53.9% | 42.8% | 3.3% | 2,599 |
| Pierce County | 56.8% | 40.1% | 3.2% | 25,392 |
| 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 Prescott.
- 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.
How Prescott compares with the towns next door
Prescott spent $1,044 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.
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 Prescott’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Prescott’s government
How much does Prescott spend per resident?
About $1,279 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 $1,044 was less than 66% of 134 Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Prescott?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,195 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Prescott’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Prescott yet.
How did Prescott vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 53.9%, Kamala D Harris 42.8% (2,599 votes, official results). Pierce County: Trump 56.8%, Harris 40.1%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Prescott?
23 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $156,557 (about $1.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Prescott in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Rob Stafsholt) and Assembly District 29 (Treig Pronschinske). The Assembly district also covers 65 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 →