Town Hall · Moonshine

Moonshine, MN town hall & government

Moonshine spent $78,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $780 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Moonshine's money goes

Spent
$78,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$780
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$58,00074%
Fire
$7,0009%
Administration & buildings
$6,0008%
Other
$7,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 66%
  • From the state 28%
  • From the federal government 6%
Town workforce

Who works for Moonshine

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

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley

Moonshine's K–12 school district, shared with Almond, Barry, Beardsley, Browns Valley, Clinton and Foster. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,116
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
328
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,116 per pupil, $10,128 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 Moonshine: Chokio-Alberta Public School District ($21,607 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Moonshine pay

Typical tax bill
$1,792
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$231,300
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 Moonshine's government

Town hall & decisions in Moonshine →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Moonshine

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

All of Moonshine'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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