Town Hall · Jeffers

Jeffers, MN town hall & government

Jeffers spent $555,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,604 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Jeffers's money goes

Spent
$555,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,604
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$665,000
$1,922 per resident
Roads & transportation
$179,00032%
Water & other utilities
$133,00024%
Sewer & trash
$78,00014%
Fire
$68,00012%
Administration & buildings
$48,0009%
Interest on debt
$17,0003%
Health & welfare
$11,0002%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%
Other
$17,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Jeffers

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 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

Red Rock Central School District

Jeffers's K–12 school district, shared with Amboy, Charlestown, Germantown, Highwater, Lamberton and Lamberton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,823
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
406
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$38.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,823 per pupil, $10,266 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 Jeffers pay

Typical tax bill
$989
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$87,400
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 Jeffers's government

Town hall & decisions in Jeffers →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Jeffers

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

All of Jeffers'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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