Town Hall · Bearville

Bearville, MN town hall & government

Bearville spent $121,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $611 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bearville's money goes

Spent
$121,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$611
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$48,00040%
Administration & buildings
$34,00028%
Roads & transportation
$27,00022%
Other
$12,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 37%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Bearville

Full-time staff
0
15 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Other
0 full-time1 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

Grand Rapids Public School District

Bearville's K–12 school district, shared with Alvwood, Arbo, Ardenhurst, Bigfork, Bigfork and Blackberry. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,971
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
4,024
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$95.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $14,971 per pupil, $10,126 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 Bearville pay

Typical tax bill
$2,700
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$307,700
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 Bearville's government

Town hall & decisions in Bearville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bearville

Bearville is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Bearville'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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