Town Hall · Fair Haven

Fair Haven, MN town hall & government

Fair Haven spent $439,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $269 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fair Haven's money goes

Spent
$439,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$269
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
$346,000
$212 per resident
Roads & transportation
$271,00062%
Fire
$48,00011%
Administration & buildings
$17,0004%
Interest on debt
$11,0003%
Other
$92,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 75%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fair Haven

Full-time staff
10
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$10,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
10 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kimball Public School District

Fair Haven's K–12 school district, shared with Kimball, Maine Prairie and Kingston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,243
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
748
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $14,243 per pupil, $9,098 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.

Also serving Fair Haven: Annandale Public School District ($14,067 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fair Haven pay

Typical tax bill
$2,972
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$352,300
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 Fair Haven's government

Town hall & decisions in Fair Haven →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fair Haven

Fair Haven is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Tom Emmer. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Fair Haven'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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