Town Hall · Dellwood

Dellwood, MN town hall & government

Dellwood spent $516,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $461 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dellwood's money goes

Spent
$516,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$461
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$990,000
$884 per resident
Roads & transportation
$115,00022%
Police
$104,00020%
Administration & buildings
$76,00015%
Fire
$50,00010%
Interest on debt
$39,0008%
Sewer & trash
$31,0006%
Other
$101,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 80%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Dellwood collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dellwood

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mahtomedi Public School District

Dellwood's K–12 school district, shared with Mahtomedi, Willernie, Pine Springs and Grant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,463
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
3,194
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$55.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,463 per pupil, $9,888 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 Dellwood pay

Typical tax bill
$7,406
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.85%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$873,600
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 Dellwood's government

Town hall & decisions in Dellwood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dellwood

Dellwood is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Betty McCollum. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Dellwood'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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