Town Hall · Bath

Bath, MN town hall & government

Bath spent $208,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $494 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bath's money goes

Spent
$208,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$494
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$148,00071%
Fire
$24,00012%
Administration & buildings
$16,0008%
Sewer & trash
$14,0007%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$5,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 72%
  • From the state 14%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bath

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 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

NRHEG School District

Bath's K–12 school district, shared with Berlin, Ellendale, Geneva, Hartland, New Richland and New Richland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,429
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
792
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $13,429 per pupil, $8,259 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 Bath: Albert Lea Public School District ($17,748 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bath pay

Typical tax bill
$1,868
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$305,300
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 Bath's government

Town hall & decisions in Bath →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bath

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

All of Bath'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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