Town Hall · Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley, MN town hall & government

Pleasant Valley spent $131,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $413 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pleasant Valley's money goes

Spent
$131,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$413
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$86,00066%
Fire
$17,00013%
Administration & buildings
$14,00011%
Health & welfare
$11,0008%
Sewer & trash
$1,0001%
Other
$2,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 80%
  • From the state 17%
  • Fees & charges 2%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 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

Stewartville Public School District

Pleasant Valley's K–12 school district, shared with Racine, Stewartville, High Forest, Racine, Rock Dell and Pleasant Grove. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,331
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
2,005
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,331 per pupil, $8,410 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 Pleasant Valley: Grand Meadow Public School District ($14,386 per pupil) · Hayfield Public School District ($15,470 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pleasant Valley pay

Typical tax bill
$3,133
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$300,000
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 Pleasant Valley's government

Town hall & decisions in Pleasant Valley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pleasant Valley

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

All of Pleasant Valley'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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