Town Hall · Frankford

Frankford, MN town hall & government

Frankford spent $229,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $617 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Frankford's money goes

Spent
$229,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$617
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$150,00066%
Parks & libraries
$24,00010%
Administration & buildings
$19,0008%
Fire
$16,0007%
Health & welfare
$8,0003%
Sewer & trash
$6,0003%
Other
$6,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 73%
  • From the state 26%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Frankford

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Grand Meadow Public School District

Frankford's K–12 school district, shared with Grand Meadow, Grand Meadow, Bennington, Pleasant Valley and Clayton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,386
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
428
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,386 per pupil, $8,699 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 Frankford: Kingsland Public School District ($15,319 per pupil) · LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools ($18,252 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Frankford pay

Typical tax bill
$3,321
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$420,500
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 Frankford's government

Town hall & decisions in Frankford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Frankford

Frankford is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Brad Finstad. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Frankford'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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