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Maple Lake, MN town hall & government

Maple Lake spent $938,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $430 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Maple Lake's money goes

Spent
$938,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$430
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$568,00061%
Fire
$127,00014%
Police
$70,0007%
Administration & buildings
$53,0006%
Other
$120,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 78%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • From the state 6%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Maple Lake

Full-time staff
1
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$98,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Maple Lake Public School District

Maple Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Maple Lake, Chatham, Albion and Corinna. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,982
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
786
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 31%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $13,982 per pupil, $8,826 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 Maple Lake: Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Public Schools ($14,796 per pupil) · Monticello Public School District ($16,758 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Maple Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$3,725
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$469,600
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 Maple Lake's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.maple-lake.mn.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Maple Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Maple Lake

Maple Lake is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Tom Emmer. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Maple Lake'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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