Town Hall · Gentilly

Gentilly, MN town hall & government

Gentilly spent $85,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $309 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gentilly's money goes

Spent
$85,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$309
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$56,00066%
Administration & buildings
$13,00015%
Fire
$7,0008%
Sewer & trash
$5,0006%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%
Other
$3,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 32%
  • From the state 31%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Gentilly

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Crookston Public School District

Gentilly's K–12 school district, shared with Belgium, Crookston, Fairfax, Hammond, Kertsonville and Parnell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,745
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,162
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $15,745 per pupil, $10,565 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 Gentilly: Red Lake Falls Public School District ($17,486 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Gentilly pay

Typical tax bill
$1,070
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.66%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$162,500
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 Gentilly's government

Town hall & decisions in Gentilly →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gentilly

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

All of Gentilly'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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