Town Hall · Middletown

Middletown, MN town hall & government

Middletown spent $69,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $317 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Middletown's money goes

Spent
$69,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$317
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$46,00067%
Fire
$9,00013%
Administration & buildings
$6,0009%
Other
$8,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From the state 27%
  • From the federal government 9%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Middletown 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 Middletown

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

Jackson County Central School District

Middletown's K–12 school district, shared with Alpha, Belmont, Des Moines, Enterprise, Hunter and Jackson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,183
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,104
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,183 per pupil, $8,841 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 Middletown pay

Typical tax bill
$2,143
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$292,500
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 Middletown's government

Town hall & decisions in Middletown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Middletown

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

All of Middletown'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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