Town Hall · Crane Lake

Crane Lake, MN town hall & government

Crane Lake spent $239,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,915 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Crane Lake's money goes

Spent
$239,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,915
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
$190,000
$2,317 per resident
Fire
$55,00023%
Roads & transportation
$18,0008%
Administration & buildings
$13,0005%
Parks & libraries
$10,0004%
Interest on debt
$9,0004%
Other
$134,00056%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 81%
  • From the state 9%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Crane Lake

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Crane Lake didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Louis County School District

Crane Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Alango, Alborn, Angora, Babbitt, Beatty and Breitung. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,087
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,947
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $19,087 per pupil, $11,892 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 Crane Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$3,778
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.94%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$400,000
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 Crane Lake's government

Town hall & decisions in Crane Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Crane Lake

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

All of Crane Lake'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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