Town Hall · Kalevala

Kalevala, MN town hall & government

Kalevala spent $86,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $254 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Kalevala's money goes

Spent
$86,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$254
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$49,00057%
Fire
$16,00019%
Administration & buildings
$11,00013%
Sewer & trash
$1,0001%
Other
$9,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 75%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Kalevala didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Kalevala

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 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

Barnum Public School District

Kalevala's K–12 school district, shared with Atkinson, Barnum, Mahtowa, Skelton, Barnum and Automba. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,121
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
675
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,121 per pupil, $8,511 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 Kalevala: Cromwell-Wright Public Schools ($15,718 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Kalevala pay

Typical tax bill
$1,818
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.78%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$234,400
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 Kalevala's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Kalevala

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

All of Kalevala'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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