Town Hall · Crow Wing

Crow Wing, MN town hall & government

Crow Wing spent $581,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $277 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Crow Wing's money goes

Spent
$581,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$277
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$433,00075%
Fire
$61,00010%
Administration & buildings
$31,0005%
Parks & libraries
$6,0001%
Sewer & trash
$1,000<1%
Other
$49,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 87%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Crow Wing

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Other
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Brainerd Public School District

Crow Wing's K–12 school district, shared with Baxter, Brainerd, Fort Ripley, Fort Ripley, Garrison and Long Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,555
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
6,134
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$206.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,555 per pupil, $10,265 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 Crow Wing pay

Typical tax bill
$2,323
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$293,600
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 Crow Wing's government

Town hall & decisions in Crow Wing →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Crow Wing

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

All of Crow Wing'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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