Echo, MN town hall & government
Echo spent $703,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,846 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Echo's government.
Where Echo's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 50%
- From the state 18%
- Utility sales 17%
- From the federal government 4%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From other local governments 3%
- Fees & charges 2%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Echo
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Yellow Medicine East
Echo's K–12 school district, shared with Clarkfield, Friendship, Granite Falls, Hanley Falls, Hazel Run and Hazel Run. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal
- Local 25%
- State 67%
- Federal 8%
Of the $17,693 per pupil, $10,569 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.
Which schools Echo kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Echo pay
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.
Contact Echo's government
Who represents Echo
Echo is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz is governor.
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.