Town Hall · Long Prairie

Long Prairie, MN town hall & government

Long Prairie spent $161,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $189 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Long Prairie's money goes

Spent
$161,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$189
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$107,00066%
Fire
$26,00016%
Administration & buildings
$10,0006%
Other
$18,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 66%
  • From the federal government 20%
  • From the state 14%

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District

Long Prairie's K–12 school district, shared with Burtrum, Grey Eagle, Long Prairie, Reynolds, Round Prairie and Grey Eagle. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,805
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
984
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $15,805 per pupil, $9,938 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 Prairie pay

Typical tax bill
$1,805
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$251,300
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 Prairie's government

🏛️ Official websitelongprairie.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Long Prairie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Long Prairie

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

All of Long Prairie'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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