Minnesota Falls, MN town hall & government
Minnesota Falls spent $155,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $387 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Minnesota Falls's government.
Where Minnesota Falls's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the federal government 45%
- Property taxes 38%
- From the state 16%
- Interest, fines & other <1%
Who works for Minnesota Falls
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Minnesota Falls didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Yellow Medicine East
Minnesota Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Clarkfield, Echo, Friendship, Granite Falls, Hanley Falls and Hazel Run. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal
- Local 25%
- State 67%
- Federal 8%
Of the $17,693 per pupil, $10,569 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 Minnesota Falls: Lakeview School District ($13,819 per pupil).
Which schools Minnesota Falls kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Minnesota Falls pay
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.
Contact Minnesota Falls's government
Who represents Minnesota Falls
Minnesota Falls is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz is governor.
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.