Town Hall · Green Isle

Green Isle, MN town hall & government

Green Isle spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,361 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Green Isle's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,361
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
$3,498 per resident
Parks & libraries
$302,00023%
Roads & transportation
$158,00012%
Sewer & trash
$157,00012%
Police
$145,00011%
Water & other utilities
$124,00010%
Administration & buildings
$97,0007%
Interest on debt
$84,0006%
Fire
$81,0006%
Other
$155,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 45%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Green Isle

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sibley East School District

Green Isle's K–12 school district, shared with Arlington, Dryden, Gaylord, Sibley, Arlington and Green Isle. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,573
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,067
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$34 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,573 per pupil, $8,750 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 Green Isle pay

Typical tax bill
$3,577
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.78%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$200,700
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 Green Isle's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofgreenislemn.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Green Isle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Green Isle

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

All of Green Isle'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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