Town Hall · Clements

Clements, MN town hall & government

Clements spent $236,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,686 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clements's money goes

Spent
$236,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,686
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$57,000
$407 per resident
Administration & buildings
$63,00027%
Water & other utilities
$60,00025%
Roads & transportation
$39,00017%
Fire
$31,00013%
Parks & libraries
$7,0003%
Sewer & trash
$7,0003%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$27,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 25%
  • From the state 23%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 19%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Clements

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Springfield Public School District

Clements's K–12 school district, shared with Burnstown, Cobden, Springfield, North Star, Sundown and Brookville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,519
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
599
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,519 per pupil, $8,224 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 Clements pay

Typical tax bill
$689
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$63,100
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 Clements's government

Town hall & decisions in Clements →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clements

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

All of Clements'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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