Town Hall · Mount Morris

Mount Morris, MN town hall & government

Mount Morris spent $27,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $284 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Morris's money goes

Spent
$27,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$284
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$20,00074%
Fire
$3,00011%
Administration & buildings
$2,0007%
Other
$2,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 61%
  • From the state 22%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Mount Morris collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mount Morris

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Mount Morris didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Milaca Public School District

Mount Morris's K–12 school district, shared with Bock, Borgholm, Foreston, Milaca, Milaca and Page. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,736
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,627
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,736 per pupil, $8,752 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 Mount Morris: Pierz Public School District ($13,732 per pupil) · Onamia Public School District ($20,952 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mount Morris pay

Typical tax bill
$1,347
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.40%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$333,300
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 Mount Morris's government

Town hall & decisions in Mount Morris →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Morris

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

All of Mount Morris'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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