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Cyrus, MN town hall & government

Cyrus spent $351,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,281 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cyrus's money goes

Spent
$351,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,281
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$850,000
$3,102 per resident
Water & other utilities
$107,00030%
Sewer & trash
$66,00019%
Administration & buildings
$52,00015%
Fire
$43,00012%
Roads & transportation
$40,00011%
Police
$15,0004%
Parks & libraries
$6,0002%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$20,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • From the state 22%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Cyrus

Full-time staff
0
32 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time18 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 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

Morris Area Public Schools

Cyrus's K–12 school district, shared with Donnelly, Framnas, Morris, Morris, Rendsville and New Prairie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,169
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,096
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,169 per pupil, $9,154 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 Cyrus pay

Typical tax bill
$1,237
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.18%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$105,200
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 Cyrus's government

Town hall & decisions in Cyrus →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cyrus

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

All of Cyrus'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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