Town Hall · Meadow

Meadow, MN town hall & government

Meadow spent $33,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $152 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Meadow's money goes

Spent
$33,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$152
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$21,00064%
Fire
$6,00018%
Administration & buildings
$2,0006%
Other
$4,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • From the state 28%
  • From other local governments 16%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Meadow

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Sebeka Public School District

Meadow's K–12 school district, shared with Nimrod, Orton, Sebeka, North Germany, Rockwood and Lyons. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,593
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
482
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,593 per pupil, $9,616 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 Meadow: Menahga Public School District ($13,816 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Meadow pay

Typical tax bill
$1,281
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$169,400
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 Meadow's government

Town hall & decisions in Meadow →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Meadow

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

All of Meadow'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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