Town Hall · Miltona

Miltona, MN town hall & government

Miltona spent $1.9 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,240 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Miltona's money goes

Spent
$1.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,240
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$1,607 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million60%
Roads & transportation
$602,00032%
Fire
$62,0003%
Administration & buildings
$23,0001%
Interest on debt
$14,0001%
Other
$54,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 41%
  • Property taxes 37%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Miltona

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

Parkers Prairie Public School District

Miltona's K–12 school district, shared with Eastern, Parkers Prairie, Parkers Prairie, Urbank, Effington and Elmo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,781
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
535
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 26%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,781 per pupil, $9,065 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 Miltona: Alexandria Public School District ($14,893 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Miltona pay

Typical tax bill
$3,268
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.73%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$449,500
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 Miltona's government

Town hall & decisions in Miltona →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Miltona

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

All of Miltona'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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