Town Hall · Beardsley

Beardsley, MN town hall & government

Beardsley spent $1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $5,014 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Beardsley's money goes

Spent
$1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$5,014
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$686,000
$3,282 per resident
Fire
$764,00073%
Roads & transportation
$120,00011%
Sewer & trash
$35,0003%
Water & other utilities
$32,0003%
Administration & buildings
$6,0001%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Police
$2,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$84,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 37%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • From the state 19%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Beardsley

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley

Beardsley's K–12 school district, shared with Almond, Barry, Browns Valley, Clinton, Foster and Graceville. 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Beardsley pay

Typical tax bill
$561
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$77,700
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Beardsley's government

Town hall & decisions in Beardsley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beardsley

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

All of Beardsley'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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