Town Hall · Cannon Falls

Cannon Falls, MN town hall & government

Cannon Falls spent $8.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,068 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cannon Falls's money goes

Spent
$8.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,068
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$8.6 million
$2,148 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million15%
Police
$1.1 million13%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million13%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million13%
Health & welfare
$967,00012%
Water & other utilities
$840,00010%
Fire
$716,0009%
Administration & buildings
$528,0006%
Interest on debt
$260,0003%
Housing & development
$27,000<1%
Other
$527,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Property taxes 34%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cannon Falls

Full-time staff
33
60 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$99,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
6 full-time30 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time16 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time12 part
Police
9 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cannon Falls Public School District

Cannon Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Cannon Falls, Leon, Stanton, Vasa, Warsaw and Douglas. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,037
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,044
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $14,037 per pupil, $8,795 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 Cannon Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$2,791
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$263,300
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.

Local

Contact Cannon Falls's government

Town hall & decisions in Cannon Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cannon Falls

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

All of Cannon Falls'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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