How Oakwood is run
Oakwood spent $182,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $461 per resident.
What stands out about how Oakwood is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
The typical homeowner pays $2,570 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.89% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Oakwood’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Plainview-Elgin-Millville
Oakwood’s K–12 school district, shared with Elgin, Elgin, Millville, Plainview, Plainview and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,726 per pupil, $7,643 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in Oakwood
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Oakwood yet. Neighbors can add them.
About $461 per resident a year, or $1.26 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 85% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
How Oakwood’s budget compares
Oakwood ranks 5th lowest of 6 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park | $204 | — | $2,845 |
| Elgin | $263 | $963 | $2,621 |
| West Albany | $298 | — | $2,806 |
| Highland | $335 | — | $3,500 |
| Oakwood | $461 | — | $2,570 |
| Zumbro | $873 | — | $3,446 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Oakwood.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Minnesota HouseState representatives
- 3Minnesota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Oakwood’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Oakwood is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.