Town Hall · Pine Lake

Pine Lake, MN town hall & government

Pine Lake spent $70,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $323 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pine Lake's money goes

Spent
$70,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$323
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$27,00039%
Fire
$21,00030%
Roads & transportation
$14,00020%
Other
$8,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 75%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Pine Lake collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Pine Lake

Full-time staff
0
28 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time28 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

Northland Community Schools

Pine Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Beulah, Boy River, Boy River, Crooked Lake, Federal Dam and Gould. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,677
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
347
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $23,677 per pupil, $13,980 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 Pine Lake: Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District ($21,831 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pine Lake pay

Typical tax bill
$1,950
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.47%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$417,400
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 Pine Lake's government

Town hall & decisions in Pine Lake →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pine Lake

Pine Lake is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Pine Lake'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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