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Town Hall · Alborn

How Alborn is run

Alborn spent $276,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $599 per resident.

Town budget
$276,000
spent, year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$599
Above typical Minnesota towns ($269)
Long-term debt
$133,000
$289 per resident
Town staff
0
full-time · 13 part-time
Typical tax bill
$2,194
a year · MN $3,357

What stands out about how Alborn is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,194 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.78% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Minnesota$3,357
Alborn$2,194
Ness$1,750
New Independence$1,660
Culver$1,632
Meadowlands$843
$2,194
typical bill a year
0.78%
effective rate
$279,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Alborn’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

St. Louis County School District

Alborn’s K–12 school district, shared with Alango, Angora, Babbitt, Beatty, Breitung and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Alborn →
$19,087
per pupil · MN $17,091
1,947
students
$43.8 million
long-term debt

Of the $19,087 per pupil, $11,892 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 29%State 62%Federal 9%

Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Alborn

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Alborn yet. Neighbors can add them.

Your share of the budget

About $599 per resident a year, or $1.64 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 27% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 68%From the state 20%From the federal government 7%Fees & charges 2%Interest, fines & other 2%From other local governments 1%
Who works for Alborn

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 8 pt
Sewer & trash0 + 5 pt
0
full-time
13
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Next door

How Alborn’s budget compares

Alborn ranks 5th lowest of 5 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Ness$194—$1,750
Meadowlands$266—$843
New Independence$267—$1,660
Culver$495—$1,632
Alborn$599$289$2,194

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Alborn

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Alborn.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Minnesota HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Minnesota SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota

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

Reach Alborn’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Alborn is run?

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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