Town Hall · Hanley Falls

Hanley Falls, MN town hall & government

Hanley Falls spent $898,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,289 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hanley Falls's money goes

Spent
$898,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,289
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$4,245 per resident
Water & other utilities
$346,00039%
Fire
$227,00025%
Sewer & trash
$127,00014%
Roads & transportation
$68,0008%
Administration & buildings
$44,0005%
Interest on debt
$24,0003%
Parks & libraries
$12,0001%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$46,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 45%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the federal government 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Hanley Falls

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,800
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time6 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Yellow Medicine East

Hanley Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Clarkfield, Echo, Friendship, Granite Falls, Hazel Run and Hazel Run. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,693
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
603
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Hanley Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$1,241
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.65%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$75,300
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 Hanley Falls's government

Town hall & decisions in Hanley Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hanley Falls

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

All of Hanley Falls'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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