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Mazeppa, MN town hall & government

Mazeppa spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,526 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mazeppa's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,526
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$350,000
$412 per resident
Water & other utilities
$779,00036%
Fire
$340,00016%
Sewer & trash
$313,00015%
Roads & transportation
$280,00013%
Administration & buildings
$107,0005%
Police
$65,0003%
Parks & libraries
$26,0001%
Interest on debt
$12,0001%
Health & welfare
$9,000<1%
Other
$216,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 42%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • From the state 14%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mazeppa

Full-time staff
4
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$64,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time10 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

Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District

Mazeppa's K–12 school district, shared with Zumbrota, Mazeppa, Zumbrota, Chester, Minneola and Pine Island. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,458
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,224
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$44.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $15,458 per pupil, $10,395 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 Mazeppa pay

Typical tax bill
$3,341
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$242,900
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 Mazeppa's government

Town hall & decisions in Mazeppa →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mazeppa

Mazeppa is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Brad Finstad. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Mazeppa'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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