Freeport, MN town hall & government
Freeport spent $2.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $4,013 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Freeport's government.
Where Freeport's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 36%
- Fees & charges 21%
- Utility sales 14%
- From the state 13%
- From the federal government 11%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Freeport
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Freeport didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Melrose Public School District
Freeport's K–12 school district, shared with Greenwald, Grove, Meire Grove, Melrose, New Munich and Spring Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal
- Local 20%
- State 75%
- Federal 5%
Of the $14,713 per pupil, $9,657 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.
Which schools Freeport kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Freeport pay
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.
Contact Freeport's government
Who represents Freeport
Freeport is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz is governor.
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.