Town Hall · Dundas

Dundas, MN town hall & government

Dundas spent $3.9 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,252 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dundas's money goes

Spent
$3.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,252
typical Minnesota cities: $2,477
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
$3,059 per resident
Water & other utilities
$906,00023%
Sewer & trash
$830,00021%
Roads & transportation
$639,00016%
Police
$500,00013%
Parks & libraries
$355,0009%
Administration & buildings
$181,0005%
Interest on debt
$131,0003%
Fire
$54,0001%
Other
$302,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dundas

Full-time staff
8
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time5 part
Police
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Northfield Public School District

Dundas's K–12 school district, shared with Greenvale, Northfield, Northfield, Bridgewater, Waterford and Webster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,659
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
3,875
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$42.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $16,659 per pupil, $11,447 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 Dundas pay

Typical tax bill
$4,271
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$325,800
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 Dundas's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofdundas.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dundas →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dundas

Dundas is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Angie Craig. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Dundas'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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