Town Hall · Bullard

Bullard, MN town hall & government

Bullard spent $32,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $145 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bullard's money goes

Spent
$32,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$145
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$16,00050%
Fire
$9,00028%
Administration & buildings
$6,00019%
Other
$1,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 59%
  • From the federal government 20%
  • From the state 19%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Bullard collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bullard

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Staples-Motley School District

Bullard's K–12 school district, shared with Aldrich, Becker, Byron, Fawn Lake, Motley and Staples. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,538
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
888
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,538 per pupil, $9,722 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 Bullard: Verndale Public School District ($14,670 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bullard pay

Typical tax bill
$1,493
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$211,200
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 Bullard's government

Town hall & decisions in Bullard →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bullard

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

All of Bullard'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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