How Effington is run
Effington spent $111,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $425 per resident.
What stands out about how Effington is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
The typical homeowner pays $2,152 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.69% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Effington’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.
Parkers Prairie Public School District
Effington’s K–12 school district, shared with Eastern, Parkers Prairie, Parkers Prairie, Urbank, Miltona and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,781 per pupil, $9,065 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.
Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Effington
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Effington yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $425 per resident a year, or $1.16 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 48% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Effington collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
0 full-time staff
On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).
By department full-time, plus part-time
Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Effington’s budget compares
Effington ranks 4th lowest of 6 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf Mountain | $378 | — | $1,173 |
| Folden | $397 | — | $1,813 |
| Parkers Prairie | $398 | — | $2,368 |
| Effington | $425 | — | $2,152 |
| Leaf Valley | $691 | $357 | $3,456 |
| Urbank | $1,404 | $1,654 | $875 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Effington.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Minnesota HouseState representatives
- 3Minnesota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Effington’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.
Questions about how Effington is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.