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How Delhi is run

Delhi spent $96,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,524 per resident.

City budget
$96,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,524
Below typical Minnesota cities ($2,225)
Long-term debt
$59,000
$937 per resident
City staff
0
full-time · 8 part-time
Typical tax bill
$450
a year · MN $3,357

What stands out about how Delhi is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $1,524 per resident a year, or $4.18 a day

The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 73% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 56%From the state 23%Fees & charges 19%Interest, fines & other 2%
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $450 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Minnesota$3,357
Delhi$450
$450
typical bill a year
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Delhi’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Redwood Area School District

Delhi’s K–12 school district, shared with Beaver Falls, Belview, Delhi, Kintire, Morton and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Delhi →
$15,649
per pupil · MN $17,091
1,132
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $15,649 per pupil, $8,640 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 22%State 64%Federal 13%

Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Delhi

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Delhi yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Delhi

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 6 pt
Roads & transportation0 + 1 pt
Sewer & trash0 + 1 pt
0
full-time
8
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Delhi

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Delhi.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Minnesota HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Minnesota SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Delhi’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Delhi is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Delhi get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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