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How Mamre is run

Mamre spent $148,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $377 per resident.

Town budget
$148,000
spent, year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$377
Above typical Minnesota towns ($269)
Long-term debt
None
at year end
Town staff
0
full-time · 8 part-time
Typical tax bill
$2,402
a year · MN $3,357

What stands out about how Mamre is run

Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $2,402 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.82% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Lake Andrew$4,396
Dovre$3,402
Minnesota$3,357
Arctander$2,433
Mamre$2,402
St. Johns$2,306
Pillsbury$1,972
Pennock$1,760
$2,402
typical bill a year
0.82%
effective rate
$292,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mamre’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

The school district

Willmar Public School District

Mamre’s K–12 school district, shared with Blomkest, Kandiyohi, Pennock, Willmar, Kandiyohi and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Mamre →
$16,523
per pupil · MN $17,091
4,220
students
$36.1 million
long-term debt

Of the $16,523 per pupil, $10,303 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 15%State 75%Federal 11%

Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.

Also serving Mamre

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg · $14,117 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Mamre

Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Mamre yet. Neighbors can add them.

Your share of the budget

About $377 per resident a year, or $1.03 a day

The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 66% of spending.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 74%From the state 14%From the federal government 11%
Who works for Mamre

0 full-time staff

On the payroll in March 2022 (a Census Bureau estimate).

By department full-time, plus part-time

Administration & buildings0 + 8 pt
0
full-time
8
part-time

Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it’s approximate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

Next door

How Mamre’s budget compares

Mamre ranks 4th lowest of 7 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.

Spends the leastSpends the mostNo figures
TownSpent per residentDebt per residentTax bill
Dovre$186—$3,402
St. Johns$301—$2,306
Lake Andrew$301—$4,396
Mamre$377—$2,402
Arctander$409—$2,433
Pillsbury$581—$1,972
Pennock$1,193$2,888$1,760

The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.

Who represents Mamre

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Mamre.

Politics & elections →
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Minnesota HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Minnesota SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Mamre’s government

Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

The Handbook →

Questions about how Mamre is run?

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Does Mamre get good value for its tax dollars?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Ask neighbors

Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.

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