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Goodview, MN town hall & government

Goodview spent $4.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,035 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Goodview's money goes

Spent
$4.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,035
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
$691 per resident
Police
$993,00023%
Sewer & trash
$843,00020%
Water & other utilities
$785,00019%
Roads & transportation
$572,00014%
Administration & buildings
$290,0007%
Parks & libraries
$103,0002%
Fire
$99,0002%
Interest on debt
$91,0002%
Health & welfare
$24,0001%
Other
$436,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • From the state 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Goodview

Full-time staff
13
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
4
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time13 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time8 part
Other
5 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Winona Area Public School District

Goodview's K–12 school district, shared with Dakota, Homer, Minneiska, Minnesota City, Richmond and Rollingstone. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,456
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
2,433
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $18,456 per pupil, $11,027 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 Goodview pay

Typical tax bill
$2,322
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$254,200
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.

Local

Contact Goodview's government

Town hall & decisions in Goodview →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Goodview

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

All of Goodview'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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