Town Hall · Coates

Coates, MN town hall & government

Coates spent $54,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $348 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Coates's money goes

Spent
$54,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$348
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$16,00030%
Fire
$13,00024%
Roads & transportation
$7,00013%
Parks & libraries
$4,0007%
Other
$14,00026%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • From the state 14%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Coates

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

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Coates's K–12 school district, shared with Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan, Empire and Inver Grove Heights. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,224
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
29,115
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$416.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,224 per pupil, $11,130 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 Coates pay

Typical tax bill
$2,167
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$240,000
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 Coates's government

Town hall & decisions in Coates →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Coates

Coates is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Angie Craig. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Coates'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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