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Milaca, MN town hall & government

Milaca spent $7.6 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,477 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Milaca's money goes

Spent
$7.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,477
typical Minnesota cities: $2,477
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$825 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.7 million48%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million16%
Police
$849,00011%
Sewer & trash
$420,0006%
Fire
$346,0005%
Parks & libraries
$320,0004%
Administration & buildings
$131,0002%
Interest on debt
$68,0001%
Other
$535,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 54%
  • From the state 18%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Milaca

Full-time staff
20
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time18 part
Police
8 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Milaca Public School District

Milaca's K–12 school district, shared with Bock, Borgholm, Foreston, Milaca, Page and Pease. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,736
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,627
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,736 per pupil, $8,752 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 Milaca pay

Typical tax bill
$2,385
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$203,400
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.

Local

Contact Milaca's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofmilaca.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Milaca →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Milaca

Milaca is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Milaca'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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