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How Kandota Township is run

Kandota Township spent $99,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $135 per resident.

Town budget
$99,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$135
Below typical Minnesota towns ($269)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Town staff
0
full-time · 5 part-time
Typical tax bill
$3,386
a year · MN $3,357

What stands out about how Kandota Township is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Your share of the budget

About $135 per resident a year, or $0.37 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 56% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 61%From the federal government 23%From the state 12%Interest, fines & other 5%

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

The school district

Sauk Centre Public School District

Kandota Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Ashley Township, Sauk Centre, Sauk Centre Township, Birchdale Township, Getty Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Kandota Township →
$14,821
per pupil · MN $17,091
1,130
students
$43.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,821 per pupil, $10,512 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 38%State 58%Federal 4%

Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.

Also serving Kandota Township

Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District · $15,805 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Kandota Township

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Kandota Township yet. Neighbors can add them.

Who works for Kandota Township

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022.

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 5 pt
0
full-time
5
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,386 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.02% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Birchdale Township$3,929
West Union Township$3,500
Kandota Township$3,386
Minnesota$3,357
Sauk Centre Township$2,870
Little Sauk Township$2,409
$3,386
typical bill a year
1.02%
effective rate
$333,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Kandota Township’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Next door

How Kandota Township’s budget compares

Kandota Township spends the least per resident of the 5 towns here. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Kandota Township$135—$3,386
Little Sauk Township$179—$2,409
Birchdale Township$207—$3,929
Sauk Centre Township$222—$2,870
West Union Township$474—$3,500

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Kandota Township

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Kandota Township.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Minnesota HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Minnesota SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Kandota Township’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Kandota Township is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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