Town Hall · Millwood

Millwood, MN town hall & government

Millwood spent $286,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $269 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Millwood's money goes

Spent
$286,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$269
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
$66,000
$62 per resident
Roads & transportation
$192,00067%
Fire
$58,00020%
Administration & buildings
$10,0003%
Interest on debt
$4,0001%
Other
$22,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 80%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

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

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 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

Melrose Public School District

Millwood's K–12 school district, shared with Freeport, Greenwald, Grove, Meire Grove, Melrose and New Munich. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,713
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,266
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,713 per pupil, $9,657 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 Millwood pay

Typical tax bill
$3,183
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$387,700
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 Millwood's government

Town hall & decisions in Millwood →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Millwood

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

All of Millwood'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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