Town Hall · Pilot Mound

Pilot Mound, MN town hall & government

Pilot Mound spent $217,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $608 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pilot Mound's money goes

Spent
$217,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$608
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$175,00081%
Administration & buildings
$14,0006%
Fire
$12,0006%
Health & welfare
$8,0004%
Other
$8,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 80%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Pilot Mound

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

Chatfield Public Schools

Pilot Mound's K–12 school district, shared with Chatfield, Chatfield, Orion, Jordan, Elmira and Pleasant Grove. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,544
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
885
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $13,544 per pupil, $8,049 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 Pilot Mound: Lanesboro Public School District ($13,217 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pilot Mound pay

Typical tax bill
$2,513
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$319,400
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 Pilot Mound's government

Town hall & decisions in Pilot Mound →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pilot Mound

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

All of Pilot Mound'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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