Town Hall · Hay Brook

Hay Brook, MN town hall & government

Hay Brook spent $65,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $260 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hay Brook's money goes

Spent
$65,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$260
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$30,00046%
Administration & buildings
$8,00012%
Fire
$7,00011%
Other
$20,00031%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • Other taxes & licenses 18%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Hay Brook collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Hay Brook

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Isle Public School District

Hay Brook's K–12 school district, shared with East Side, Isle, Isle Harbor, Wahkon, Lewis and Lakeside. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,073
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
423
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,073 per pupil, $10,355 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 Hay Brook pay

Typical tax bill
$1,804
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$169,500
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 Hay Brook's government

Town hall & decisions in Hay Brook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hay Brook

Hay Brook is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Hay Brook'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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