Town Hall · Clontarf

Clontarf, MN town hall & government

Clontarf spent $77,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $939 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clontarf's money goes

Spent
$77,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$939
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$37,00048%
Fire
$17,00022%
Administration & buildings
$7,0009%
Sewer & trash
$7,0009%
Parks & libraries
$2,0003%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Other
$6,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 79%
  • From the state 15%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Clontarf

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Benson Public School District

Clontarf's K–12 school district, shared with Benson, Benson, Clontarf, Danvers, De Graff and Six Mile Grove. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,871
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
774
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,871 per pupil, $10,421 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 Clontarf pay

Typical tax bill
$1,767
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$212,500
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 Clontarf's government

Town hall & decisions in Clontarf →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clontarf

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

All of Clontarf'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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