Town Hall · Paddock

Paddock, MN town hall & government

Paddock spent $121,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $351 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Paddock's money goes

Spent
$121,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$351
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$94,00078%
Administration & buildings
$16,00013%
Fire
$6,0005%
Other
$5,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • From the state 30%
  • From the federal government 14%
Town workforce

Who works for Paddock

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

Sebeka Public School District

Paddock's K–12 school district, shared with Nimrod, Orton, Sebeka, North Germany, Rockwood and Meadow. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,593
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
482
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,593 per pupil, $9,616 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 Paddock: Menahga Public School District ($13,816 per pupil) · New York Mills Public School District ($13,493 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Paddock pay

Typical tax bill
$1,848
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$223,300
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 Paddock's government

Town hall & decisions in Paddock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Paddock

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

All of Paddock'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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