Town Hall · Bancroft

Bancroft, MN town hall & government

Bancroft spent $179,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $221 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bancroft's money goes

Spent
$179,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$221
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$109,00061%
Fire
$49,00027%
Administration & buildings
$7,0004%
Other
$14,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 67%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • From the state 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Bancroft collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Bancroft

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Albert Lea Public School District

Bancroft's K–12 school district, shared with Albert Lea, Clarks Grove, Hayward, Hollandale, Manchester and Riceland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,748
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
3,338
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34 million
at year end

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

  • Local 19%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,748 per pupil, $12,007 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Bancroft pay

Typical tax bill
$2,806
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$260,300
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 Bancroft's government

Town hall & decisions in Bancroft →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bancroft

Bancroft is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Brad Finstad. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Bancroft'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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