Town Hall · Frazee

Frazee, MN town hall & government

Frazee spent $3.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,500 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Frazee's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,500
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
$1,946 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million35%
Fire
$718,00021%
Police
$336,00010%
Administration & buildings
$306,0009%
Sewer & trash
$270,0008%
Roads & transportation
$147,0004%
Housing & development
$96,0003%
Parks & libraries
$93,0003%
Interest on debt
$88,0003%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$194,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 31%
  • From the federal government 20%
  • From the state 17%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Frazee

Full-time staff
8
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$70,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Frazee-Vergas Public School District

Frazee's K–12 school district, shared with Shell Lake, Silver Leaf, Toad Lake, Vergas, Evergreen 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 Frazee pay

Typical tax bill
$1,551
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$172,000
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 Frazee's government

🏛️ Official websitefrazeecity.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Frazee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Frazee

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

All of Frazee'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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