Town Hall · Hinckley

Hinckley, MN town hall & government

Hinckley spent $6.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,446 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hinckley's money goes

Spent
$6.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,446
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$700,000
$361 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.6 million54%
Sewer & trash
$848,00013%
Roads & transportation
$560,0008%
Administration & buildings
$528,0008%
Fire
$439,0007%
Police
$251,0004%
Parks & libraries
$134,0002%
Interest on debt
$65,0001%
Other
$245,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 56%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hinckley

Full-time staff
7
41 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,600
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time24 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time12 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

Hinckley-Finlayson School District

Hinckley's K–12 school district, shared with Arlone, Barry, Brook Park, Clover, Finlayson and Hinckley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,168
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
946
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $16,168 per pupil, $10,976 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 Hinckley pay

Typical tax bill
$2,026
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$182,800
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 Hinckley's government

🏛️ Official websitehinckley.govoffice2.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hinckley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hinckley

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

All of Hinckley'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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