Town Hall · Lodi

Lodi, MN town hall & government

Lodi spent $190,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $683 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lodi's money goes

Spent
$190,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$683
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$140,00074%
Administration & buildings
$23,00012%
Fire
$11,0006%
Health & welfare
$6,0003%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$8,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 75%
  • From the state 17%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lodi

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Southland Public School District

Lodi's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Adams, Dexter, Elkton, Marshall and Rose Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,174
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
499
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,174 per pupil, $9,124 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 Lodi: LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools ($18,252 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lodi pay

Typical tax bill
$2,673
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.74%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$361,400
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 Lodi's government

Town hall & decisions in Lodi →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lodi

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

All of Lodi'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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