Town Hall · Clow

Clow, MN town hall & government

Clow spent $146,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,476 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clow's money goes

Spent
$146,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,476
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$126,00086%
Fire
$10,0007%
Sewer & trash
$4,0003%
Administration & buildings
$2,0001%
Other
$4,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 79%
  • From the state 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Clow

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Kittson Central School District

Clow's K–12 school district, shared with Donaldson, Hallock, Hallock, Hill, Humboldt and Kennedy. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,581
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
241
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $20,581 per pupil, $13,083 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 Clow: Lancaster Public School District ($18,183 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Clow pay

Typical tax bill
$4,500
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
3.83%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$117,500
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 Clow's government

Town hall & decisions in Clow →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clow

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

All of Clow'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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