Town Hall · Hobart

Hobart, MN town hall & government

Hobart spent $539,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $697 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hobart's money goes

Spent
$539,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$697
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
$192,000
$248 per resident
Roads & transportation
$439,00081%
Fire
$49,0009%
Administration & buildings
$21,0004%
Interest on debt
$10,0002%
Sewer & trash
$3,0001%
Other
$17,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 83%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hobart

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

Perham-Dent Public School District

Hobart's K–12 school district, shared with Dent, Edna, Perham, Perham, Richville and Rush Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,423
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,687
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$39.3 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 $13,423 per pupil, $8,464 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 Hobart: Frazee-Vergas Public School District ($15,793 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Hobart pay

Typical tax bill
$3,358
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$455,700
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 Hobart's government

Town hall & decisions in Hobart →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hobart

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

All of Hobart'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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