Town Hall · Lime

Lime, MN town hall & government

Lime spent $241,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $230 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lime's money goes

Spent
$241,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$230
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$156,00065%
Fire
$41,00017%
Administration & buildings
$22,0009%
Sewer & trash
$1,000<1%
Other
$21,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • From the federal government 16%
  • From the state 7%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lime

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lime didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mankato Public School District

Lime's K–12 school district, shared with Eagle Lake, Mankato, North Mankato, Skyline, Madison Lake and Mankato. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,453
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
8,276
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$208.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,453 per pupil, $9,721 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 Lime pay

Typical tax bill
$3,357
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$423,500
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 Lime's government

Town hall & decisions in Lime →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lime

Lime is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Brad Finstad. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Lime'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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