Town Hall · Nidaros

Nidaros, MN town hall & government

Nidaros spent $805,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,516 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Nidaros's money goes

Spent
$805,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,516
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$475,00059%
Roads & transportation
$225,00028%
Health & welfare
$39,0005%
Administration & buildings
$38,0005%
Sewer & trash
$10,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$16,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 87%
  • From the state 9%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Nidaros didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Nidaros

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Battle Lake Public School District

Nidaros's K–12 school district, shared with Battle Lake, Clitherall, Clitherall, Everts, Amor and Leaf Mountain. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,169
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
403
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $15,169 per pupil, $9,578 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 Nidaros: Henning Public School District ($14,397 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Nidaros pay

Typical tax bill
$2,025
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.59%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$346,100
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.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Nidaros

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

All of Nidaros'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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