Town Hall · Long Beach

Long Beach, MN town hall & government

Long Beach spent $259,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $621 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Long Beach's money goes

Spent
$259,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$621
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$250,000
$600 per resident
Sewer & trash
$154,00059%
Administration & buildings
$40,00015%
Parks & libraries
$12,0005%
Fire
$11,0004%
Roads & transportation
$10,0004%
Interest on debt
$8,0003%
Other
$24,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 58%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Long Beach

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
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

Minnewaska School District

Long Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Barsness, Blue Mounds, Farwell, Glenwood, Glenwood and Grove Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,286
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,345
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,286 per pupil, $11,984 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 Long Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$2,943
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.80%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$367,300
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 Long Beach's government

Town hall & decisions in Long Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Long Beach

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

All of Long Beach'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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