Town Hall · Ormsby

Ormsby, MN town hall & government

Ormsby spent $245,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,025 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ormsby's money goes

Spent
$245,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,025
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$674,000
$5,570 per resident
Sewer & trash
$91,00037%
Water & other utilities
$53,00022%
Fire
$40,00016%
Parks & libraries
$15,0006%
Interest on debt
$14,0006%
Roads & transportation
$9,0004%
Administration & buildings
$8,0003%
Other
$15,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • From the state 22%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Ormsby

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 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

St. James Public School District

Ormsby's K–12 school district, shared with La Salle, Nelson, St. James, St. James, Long Lake and Rosendale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,582
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,150
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 76%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,582 per pupil, $7,936 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Ormsby pay

Typical tax bill
$1,111
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.48%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$75,000
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 Ormsby's government

Town hall & decisions in Ormsby →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ormsby

Ormsby is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Brad Finstad. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Ormsby'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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