Town Hall · Copley

Copley, MN town hall & government

Copley spent $133,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $142 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Copley's money goes

Spent
$133,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$142
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$99,00074%
Fire
$20,00015%
Administration & buildings
$12,0009%
Other
$2,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • Fees & charges 37%
  • From the state 18%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Copley

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

Bagley Public School District

Copley's K–12 school district, shared with Bagley, Bear Creek, Falk, Itasca, La Prairie and Long Lost Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,810
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
921
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 15%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,810 per pupil, $9,023 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 Copley pay

Typical tax bill
$1,301
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$188,000
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 Copley's government

Town hall & decisions in Copley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Copley

Copley is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Copley'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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