Town Hall · Nashwauk

Nashwauk, MN town hall & government

Nashwauk spent $10.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $10,973 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Nashwauk's money goes

Spent
$10.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$10,973
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$2,475 per resident
Sewer & trash
$6.3 million60%
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million15%
Health & welfare
$769,0007%
Police
$555,0005%
Roads & transportation
$442,0004%
Administration & buildings
$296,0003%
Fire
$166,0002%
Parks & libraries
$115,0001%
Interest on debt
$16,000<1%
Other
$221,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 58%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Nashwauk

Full-time staff
14
41 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Health & welfare
6 full-time12 part
Fire
0 full-time21 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time6 part
Police
3 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

Nashwauk-Keewatin School District

Nashwauk's K–12 school district, shared with Goodland, Keewatin, Lone Pine and Nashwauk. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,153
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
583
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 46%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $16,153 per pupil, $9,990 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 Nashwauk: Greenway Public School District ($17,377 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Nashwauk pay

Typical tax bill
$918
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.82%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$112,300
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 Nashwauk's government

🏛️ Official websitenashwauk.govoffice.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Nashwauk →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nashwauk

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

All of Nashwauk'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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