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Dovray, MN town hall & government

Dovray spent $124,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,431 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dovray's money goes

Spent
$124,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,431
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$174,000
$3,412 per resident
Sewer & trash
$36,00029%
Fire
$24,00019%
Housing & development
$14,00011%
Water & other utilities
$13,00010%
Administration & buildings
$10,0008%
Interest on debt
$8,0006%
Roads & transportation
$7,0006%
Parks & libraries
$3,0002%
Police
$1,0001%
Other
$8,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 38%
  • Property taxes 27%
  • From the state 25%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Utility sales 4%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dovray

Full-time staff
0
11 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools

Dovray's K–12 school district, shared with Revere, Walnut Grove, Westbrook, North Hero, Dovray and Westbrook. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,345
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
499
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$121,000
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $16,345 per pupil, $10,244 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 Dovray pay

Typical tax bill
$620
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.22%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$50,700
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 Dovray's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Dovray

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

All of Dovray'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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