Town Hall · Evergreen

Evergreen, MN town hall & government

Evergreen spent $122,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $336 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Evergreen's money goes

Spent
$122,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$336
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$89,00073%
Administration & buildings
$15,00012%
Fire
$13,00011%
Sewer & trash
$2,0002%
Other
$3,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • From the state 17%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Evergreen

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Frazee-Vergas Public School District

Evergreen's K–12 school district, shared with Frazee, Shell Lake, Silver Leaf, Toad Lake, Vergas and Burlington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,793
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
802
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$860,000
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,793 per pupil, $9,339 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 Evergreen pay

Typical tax bill
$1,267
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.71%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$179,400
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 Evergreen's government

Town hall & decisions in Evergreen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Evergreen

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

All of Evergreen'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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