Town Hall · Mahnomen

Mahnomen, MN town hall & government

Mahnomen spent $3.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,785 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mahnomen's money goes

Spent
$3.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,785
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$12.9 million
$10,578 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million52%
Fire
$266,0008%
Sewer & trash
$250,0007%
Roads & transportation
$246,0007%
Police
$232,0007%
Interest on debt
$199,0006%
Administration & buildings
$124,0004%
Parks & libraries
$53,0002%
Housing & development
$2,000<1%
Other
$273,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 53%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mahnomen

Full-time staff
9
38 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,500
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time25 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time6 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

Mahnomen Public School District

Mahnomen's K–12 school district, shared with Bejou, Bejou, Chief, Marsh Creek, Twin Lakes and Pembina. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,306
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
650
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 10%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 27%

Of the $18,306 per pupil, $11,465 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 Mahnomen pay

Typical tax bill
$1,038
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$83,200
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 Mahnomen's government

🏛️ Official websitemahnomen.govoffice.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mahnomen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mahnomen

Mahnomen is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Mahnomen'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.

You’re browsing

Mahnomen

Minnesota · MN
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Mahnomen is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01