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Town Hall · Scott

Scott spent more per resident in 2022 than 89% of similar towns

Scott’s town government spent $2.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $775 per resident. Water and other utilities ($387,000) are counted separately.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$2.8M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$775
In 2022: $592, more than 89% of 127 similar towns
Long-term debt
$5.2M
end of 2024, reported
Town staff, 2022
6
full-time · 10 part-time · March payroll $39,668
Typical tax bill
$3,021
1.12% of home value · WI 1.42%

What stands out about how Scott is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$592 per resident in 2022: more than 89% of them

Scott’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($592 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 127 Wisconsin towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $357, and the middle half spent $276–$434. Scott spent more than 89% of them.

Middle half of the group, $276–$434Median $357Scott

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 →

The group
127

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

Your share of the 2024 budget

About $775 per resident a year, or $2.12 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 40%.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 28%From the state 24%Property taxes 22%Interest, fines & other 11%Utility sales 9%From other local governments 3%Other taxes & licenses 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $624,000; interest on debt $141,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $4 million.
Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 25% since 2022

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

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$2.3 million
2023$2.4 million
2024$2.8 million

Per resident: 2022: $592 · 2023: $667 · 2024: $775. Per resident it went from $592 to $775 (up 31%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 3,824 to 3,643.

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 $3,021 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.12% of the home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Suamico$4,943
Wisconsin$3,792
Green Bay$3,560
Green Bay$3,125
Scott$3,021
$3,021
typical bill a year
1.12%
effective rate
$268,800
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Scott

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 607 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 (3,643).

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

Administration & buildings3 + 10 pt
Sewer & trash3
6
full-time
10
part-time
$39,668
payroll for March 2022
$476,016
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$71,300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Scott had 1.6 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 96 of the 127 Wisconsin towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 0.7: Scott had more than 78% 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

Green Bay Area School District

Scott’s K–12 school district, shared with Allouez, Green Bay, Bellevue, Humboldt. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Scott →
$17,389
per pupil · WI $16,459
18,579
students
$11.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $17,389 per pupil, $10,285 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 25%State 58%Federal 17%

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

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Scott voted in 2024

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

President2,584 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican59.7%1,542 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat39.2%1,013 votes

Others: 1.1% (29 votes).

Most votes in Scott: Donald J Trump

Brown County: Trump 53.0%, Harris 45.5% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%

Turnout
90%

of Scott’s 2,871 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.

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

U.S. Senate2,575 votes
Eric HovdeRepublican58.1%
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat39.9%
Others1.9%

Most votes in Scott: Eric Hovde

Brown County: Hovde 51.9%, Baldwin 45.8% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%

U.S. House · Wisconsin’s 8th District842,409 votes
Tony WiedRepublican57.2%
Kristin LyerlyDemocrat42.7%
Others0.1%

Most votes in the district: Tony Wied

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Scott, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Scott59.7%39.2%1.1%2,584
Brown County53.0%45.5%1.5%149,333
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 Scott

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Scott.

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  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin

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

Next door

How Scott compares with the towns next door

Scott spent $592 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are cities, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar towns, above. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Green Bay$294$3,560
Suamico$650$4,943
Green Bay$1,373$3,125
Scott$592$3,021

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 Scott’s government

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Questions about Scott’s government

How much does Scott spend per resident?

About $775 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 $592 was more than 89% of 127 Wisconsin towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Scott?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,021 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.12% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Scott’s government?

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

How did Scott vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 59.7%, Kamala D Harris 39.2% (2,584 votes, official results). Brown County: Trump 53.0%, Harris 45.5%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.

How many people work for Scott?

6 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $39,668 (about $476,016 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Scott in the state legislature?

State Senate District 1 (André Jacque) and Assembly District 1 (Joel Kitchens). The Assembly district also covers 37 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 →