Town Hall · Keene

Keene, MN town hall & government

Keene spent $64,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $393 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Keene's money goes

Spent
$64,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$393
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$41,00064%
Fire
$8,00013%
Administration & buildings
$6,0009%
Sewer & trash
$3,0005%
Other
$6,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • From the state 37%
  • Other taxes & licenses 15%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District

Keene's K–12 school district, shared with Goose Prairie, Hitterdal, Ulen, Ulen, Walworth and Hagen. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,744
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
285
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,744 per pupil, $10,688 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 Keene: Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ($13,020 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Keene pay

Typical tax bill
$2,275
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$237,500
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 Keene's government

Town hall & decisions in Keene →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Keene

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

All of Keene'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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