Photo: Wi7431 · CC BY-SA 4.0In Saukville, 83% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Wisconsin
Saukville’s village government spent $6.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,460 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Saukville is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,460 per resident a year, or $4.00 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 28%.
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$1,238 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Saukville’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. Saukville spent more than 59% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.6 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; Saukville itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 14% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Saukville 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: $1,238 · 2023: $1,460.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,895 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.30% 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 Saukville’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 Saukville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Saukville →
Who’s in charge in Saukville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 147 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (4,276).
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.
Port Washington-Saukville School District
Saukville’s K–12 school district, shared with Port Washington, Port Washington. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,544 per pupil, $8,957 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.
Northern Ozaukee School District · $12,866 per pupil
Grafton School District · $13,668 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Saukville voted in 2024
Official results for Saukville’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.1%1,628 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.1%989 votesOthers: 1.8% (47 votes).
Most votes in Saukville: Donald J Trump
Ozaukee County: Trump 54.4%, Harris 43.9% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Saukville’s 3,205 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Saukville: Eric Hovde
Ozaukee County: Hovde 55.4%, Baldwin 43.1% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Glenn Grothman
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Saukville, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saukville | 61.1% | 37.1% | 1.8% | 2,664 |
| Ozaukee County | 54.4% | 43.9% | 1.7% | 63,472 |
| 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 Saukville.
- 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 Saukville compares with the towns next door
Saukville spent $1,238 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Port Washington | $270 | $3,576 |
| Grafton | $420 | $4,758 |
| Saukville | $1,238 | $3,895 |
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 Saukville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Saukville’s government
How much does Saukville spend per resident?
About $1,460 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, 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 Saukville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,895 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.30% 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 Saukville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Saukville yet.
How did Saukville vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 61.1%, Kamala D Harris 37.1% (2,664 votes, official results). Ozaukee County: Trump 54.4%, Harris 43.9%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Saukville?
29 full-time and 23 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $175,788 (about $2.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Saukville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Dan Feyen) and Assembly District 59 (Rob Brooks). The Assembly district also covers 27 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 →