Town Hall · Arthur

Arthur, MN town hall & government

Arthur spent $71,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $934 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Arthur's government.

Town budget

Where Arthur's money goes

Spent
$71,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$934
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$34,00048%
Fire
$27,00038%
Administration & buildings
$3,0004%
Other
$7,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From the state 36%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Arthur

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Arthur didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley

Arthur's K–12 school district, shared with Almond, Barry, Beardsley, Browns Valley, Clinton and Foster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,116
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
328
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 27%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,116 per pupil, $10,128 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Arthur: Browns Valley Public School District ($15,772 per pupil) · Wheaton Area Public School District ($17,378 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Arthur pay

Typical tax bill
$800
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.38%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$212,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Arthur's government

Town hall & decisions in Arthur →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Arthur

Arthur is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Arthur's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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