Town Hall · Beauford

Beauford, MN town hall & government

Beauford spent $126,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $310 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Beauford's money goes

Spent
$126,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$310
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$85,00067%
Fire
$19,00015%
Sewer & trash
$8,0006%
Administration & buildings
$7,0006%
Other
$7,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 72%
  • From the state 14%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Beauford 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 Beauford

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Maple River School District

Beauford's K–12 school district, shared with Amboy, Danville, Good Thunder, Mapleton, Mapleton and Minnesota Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,691
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
944
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$57.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $13,691 per pupil, $7,781 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 Beauford pay

Typical tax bill
$2,074
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$271,300
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 Beauford's government

Town hall & decisions in Beauford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beauford

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

All of Beauford'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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