Town Hall · Brooklyn Park

Brooklyn Park, MN town hall & government

Brooklyn Park spent $119.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,438 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Brooklyn Park's money goes

Spent
$119.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,438
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$31.4 million
$377 per resident
Police
$30.5 million25%
Water & other utilities
$24.4 million20%
Parks & libraries
$16.7 million14%
Roads & transportation
$13.2 million11%
Fire
$8.7 million7%
Administration & buildings
$2.5 million2%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million1%
Housing & development
$313,000<1%
Other
$22.4 million19%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 42%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Brooklyn Park

Full-time staff
320
540 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$105,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
97
and 9 full-time firefighters
Fire
12 full-time301 part
Police
118 full-time47 part
Parks & libraries
20 full-time122 part
Roads & transportation
38 full-time18 part
Health & welfare
30 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
26 full-time
Sewer & trash
19 full-time
Housing & development
12 full-time
Water & other utilities
12 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Other
33 full-time42 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Brooklyn Park didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Osseo Public School District

Brooklyn Park's K–12 school district, shared with Osseo, Maple Grove and Brooklyn Center. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,497
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
20,776
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$389.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,497 per pupil, $11,347 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 Brooklyn Park: Anoka-Hennepin Public School District ($16,135 per pupil) · Robbinsdale Public School District ($19,434 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Brooklyn Park pay

Typical tax bill
$3,744
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$336,200
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.

Local

Contact Brooklyn Park's government

🏛️ Official websitebrooklynpark.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Brooklyn Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brooklyn Park

Brooklyn Park is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Kelly Morrison. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Brooklyn Park'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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