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How Graceville is run

Graceville spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,569 per resident.

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City budget
$2 million
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,569
Above typical Minnesota cities ($2,225)
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
$10,359 per resident
City staff
1
full-time · 14 part-time
Typical tax bill
$1,583
a year · MN $3,357

What stands out about how Graceville is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $1,583 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.30% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Minnesota$3,357
Graceville$1,583
$1,583
typical bill a year
1.30%
effective rate
$121,400
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Graceville’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Your share of the budget

About $3,569 per resident a year, or $9.78 a day

The biggest line: health & welfare, at 28% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Fees & charges 44%From the federal government 17%From the state 13%Property taxes 13%Utility sales 8%Interest, fines & other 4%From other local governments 1%Other taxes & licenses <1%
The school district

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley

Graceville’s K–12 school district, shared with Almond, Barry, Beardsley, Browns Valley, Clinton and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Graceville →
$18,116
per pupil · MN $17,091
328
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $18,116 per pupil, $10,128 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 27%State 68%Federal 5%

Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Graceville

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Graceville yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Graceville

One full-time town employee for every 552 residents

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Health & welfare0 + 8 pt
Administration & buildings0 + 6 pt
Roads & transportation1
1
full-time
14
part-time
$70,100
average full-time pay, before benefits

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Who represents Graceville

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Graceville.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Minnesota HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Minnesota SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Graceville’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Graceville is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Graceville get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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