Town Hall · Breitung

Breitung, MN town hall & government

Breitung spent $1.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,449 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Breitung's money goes

Spent
$1.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,449
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
$437,000
$713 per resident
Roads & transportation
$684,00046%
Police
$201,00013%
Water & other utilities
$199,00013%
Parks & libraries
$144,00010%
Fire
$83,0006%
Administration & buildings
$73,0005%
Sewer & trash
$15,0001%
Interest on debt
$13,0001%
Health & welfare
$9,0001%
Other
$80,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 39%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Breitung

Full-time staff
3
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Fire
0 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Louis County School District

Breitung's K–12 school district, shared with Alango, Alborn, Angora, Babbitt, Beatty and Brookston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,087
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,947
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $19,087 per pupil, $11,892 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 Breitung pay

Typical tax bill
$1,373
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$246,200
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 Breitung's government

Town hall & decisions in Breitung →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Breitung

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

All of Breitung'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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