Town Hall · Granite Rock

Granite Rock, MN town hall & government

Granite Rock spent $148,000 in the year to December 31, 2023, about $740 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Granite Rock's money goes

Spent
$148,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$740
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$116,00078%
Administration & buildings
$14,0009%
Fire
$10,0007%
Sewer & trash
$2,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%
Other
$4,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 48%
  • Property taxes 40%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Granite Rock

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wabasso Public School District

Granite Rock's K–12 school district, shared with Lucan, Seaforth, Vail, Vesta, Wabasso and Wanda. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,495
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
418
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,495 per pupil, $8,036 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 Granite Rock: Milroy Public School District ($46,450 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Granite Rock pay

Typical tax bill
$1,297
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$214,300
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 Granite Rock's government

Town hall & decisions in Granite Rock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Granite Rock

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

All of Granite Rock'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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