Granite Falls, MN town hall & government
Granite Falls spent $17.5 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $6,433 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Granite Falls's government.
Where Granite Falls's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 45%
- From the state 21%
- Fees & charges 13%
- Property taxes 12%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- Sales taxes 1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
- From the federal government <1%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Granite Falls
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Granite Falls didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Yellow Medicine East
Granite Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Clarkfield, Echo, Friendship, Hanley Falls, Hazel Run and Hazel Run. 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 25%
- State 67%
- Federal 8%
Of the $17,693 per pupil, $10,569 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 Granite Falls kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Granite Falls 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.
Contact Granite Falls's government
Who represents Granite Falls
Granite Falls 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.