Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Sheboygan Falls spent less per resident in 2022 than 82% of similar cities
Sheboygan Falls’ city government spent $7.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $897 per resident. Water and other utilities ($17 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Sheboygan Falls is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$897 per resident in 2022: less than 82% of them
Sheboygan Falls’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($897 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. Sheboygan Falls spent less than 82% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.2 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; Sheboygan Falls itself left out).
About $897 per resident a year, or $2.46 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.
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No trend yet
Sheboygan Falls reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up from 34 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $3,328 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.53% 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 Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan Falls’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Sheboygan Falls →
Who’s in charge in Sheboygan Falls
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Sheboygan Falls’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofsheboyganfalls.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 176 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (7,914).
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.
Sheboygan Falls School District
Sheboygan Falls’ K–12 school district, shared with Waldo, Sheboygan Falls, Lima. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,363 per pupil, $8,274 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 Sheboygan Falls voted in 2024
Official results for Sheboygan Falls’ own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.3%2,925 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat41.9%2,177 votesOthers: 1.7% (90 votes).
Most votes in Sheboygan Falls: Donald J Trump
Sheboygan County: Trump 57.4%, Harris 41.1% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Sheboygan Falls’ 6,566 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Sheboygan Falls: Eric Hovde
Sheboygan County: Hovde 56.4%, Baldwin 41.2% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Glenn Grothman
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Sheboygan Falls, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheboygan Falls | 56.3% | 41.9% | 1.7% | 5,192 |
| Sheboygan County | 57.4% | 41.1% | 1.6% | 67,562 |
| 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 Sheboygan Falls.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofsheboyganfalls.com ↗
- 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 Sheboygan Falls compares with the towns next door
Sheboygan Falls spent $897 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 Sheboygan Falls’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Sheboygan Falls’ government
How much does Sheboygan Falls spend per resident?
About $897 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $897 was less than 82% of 134 Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Sheboygan Falls?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,328 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.53% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofsheboyganfalls.com.
Who runs Sheboygan Falls’ government?
See cityofsheboyganfalls.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sheboygan Falls yet.
How did Sheboygan Falls vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 56.3%, Kamala D Harris 41.9% (5,192 votes, official results). Sheboygan County: Trump 57.4%, Harris 41.1%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Sheboygan Falls?
45 full-time and 56 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $332,102 (about $4.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Sheboygan Falls in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Devin LeMahieu) and Assembly District 27 (Lindee Brill). The Assembly district also covers 24 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Sheboygan Falls’ 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 →