Town Hall · Monroe

Monroe, MN town hall & government

Monroe spent $141,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $705 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Monroe's money goes

Spent
$141,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$705
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$102,00072%
Fire
$19,00013%
Administration & buildings
$13,0009%
Health & welfare
$3,0002%
Other
$4,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 67%
  • From the state 25%
  • From the federal government 8%
Town workforce

Who works for Monroe

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Tracy Area Public School District

Monroe's K–12 school district, shared with Balaton, Currie, Custer, Garvin, Shetek and Skandia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,969
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
688
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,969 per pupil, $8,471 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 Monroe pay

Typical tax bill
$1,833
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$172,900
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 Monroe's government

Town hall & decisions in Monroe →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Monroe

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

All of Monroe'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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