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Mission, MN town hall & government

Mission spent $482,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $556 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mission's money goes

Spent
$482,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$556
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
$40,000
$46 per resident
Fire
$207,00043%
Roads & transportation
$99,00021%
Police
$61,00013%
Administration & buildings
$32,0007%
Parks & libraries
$22,0005%
Sewer & trash
$10,0002%
Interest on debt
$3,0001%
Other
$48,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 66%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the state 7%
Town workforce

Who works for Mission

Full-time staff
0
33 part-time too
Fire
0 full-time26 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 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

Crosby-Ironton Public School District

Mission's K–12 school district, shared with Crosby, Cuyuna, Deerwood, Emily, Irondale and Ironton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,715
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
991
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28 million
at year end

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

  • Local 35%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,715 per pupil, $9,447 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 Mission: Pequot Lakes Public Schools ($12,742 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mission pay

Typical tax bill
$2,116
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$424,500
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 Mission's government

Town hall & decisions in Mission →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mission

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

All of Mission'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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