Town Hall · Clinton Falls

Clinton Falls, MN town hall & government

Clinton Falls spent $117,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $325 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clinton Falls's money goes

Spent
$117,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$325
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$42,00036%
Administration & buildings
$23,00020%
Sewer & trash
$20,00017%
Fire
$14,00012%
Other
$18,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 57%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the state 9%
  • Fees & charges 2%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Clinton Falls

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Owatonna Public School District

Clinton Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Meriden, Owatonna, Owatonna, Havana, Somerset and Lemond. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,325
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
4,995
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$168.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,325 per pupil, $10,049 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 Clinton Falls: Medford Public School District ($13,128 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Clinton Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$3,966
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$394,400
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 Clinton Falls's government

Town hall & decisions in Clinton Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clinton Falls

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

All of Clinton 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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