Town Hall · Fish Lake

Fish Lake, MN town hall & government

Fish Lake spent $906,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $422 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fish Lake's money goes

Spent
$906,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$422
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$510 per resident
Roads & transportation
$727,00080%
Administration & buildings
$52,0006%
Fire
$47,0005%
Interest on debt
$39,0004%
Other
$41,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 79%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fish Lake

Full-time staff
1
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time2 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

Cambridge-Isanti Public School District

Fish Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Bradford, Cambridge, Isanti, Isanti, Springvale and Cambridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,218
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
5,092
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$60.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,218 per pupil, $8,398 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 Fish Lake: Rush City Public School District ($15,701 per pupil) · North Branch Public Schools ($13,094 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fish Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$4,244
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$400,200
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 Fish Lake's government

🏛️ Official websitefishlaketownship.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fish Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fish Lake

Fish Lake is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Fish Lake'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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