Town Hall · Lessor

Lessor, MN town hall & government

Lessor spent $82,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $485 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lessor's money goes

Spent
$82,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$485
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$53,00065%
Administration & buildings
$13,00016%
Fire
$6,0007%
Sewer & trash
$6,0007%
Other
$4,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • From the state 34%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Lessor

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Other
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

Win-E-Mac School District

Lessor's K–12 school district, shared with Badger, Erskine, King, Knute, McIntosh and Mentor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,189
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
444
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,189 per pupil, $11,009 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 Lessor pay

Typical tax bill
$2,188
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.67%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$328,900
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 Lessor's government

Town hall & decisions in Lessor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lessor

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

All of Lessor'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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