Town Hall · Barnesville

Barnesville, MN town hall & government

Barnesville spent $14.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $5,328 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Barnesville's money goes

Spent
$14.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$5,328
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$9.5 million
$3,430 per resident
Water & other utilities
$4.6 million31%
Roads & transportation
$2.7 million18%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million9%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million8%
Police
$818,0006%
Health & welfare
$572,0004%
Administration & buildings
$495,0003%
Interest on debt
$281,0002%
Housing & development
$110,0001%
Fire
$58,000<1%
Other
$2.7 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Utility sales 35%
  • From the state 9%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Barnesville

Full-time staff
24
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time19 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time14 part
Police
5 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
5 full-time7 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

Barnesville Public School District

Barnesville's K–12 school district, shared with Atherton, Barnesville, Comstock, Humboldt, Prairie View and Holy Cross. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,637
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
875
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 28%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $13,637 per pupil, $8,279 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 Barnesville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,577
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$248,700
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.

Local

Contact Barnesville's government

🏛️ Official websitebarnesvillemn.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Barnesville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Barnesville

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

All of Barnesville'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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