Town Hall · Preble

Preble, MN town hall & government

Preble spent $137,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $620 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Preble's money goes

Spent
$137,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$620
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$98,00072%
Administration & buildings
$14,00010%
Fire
$5,0004%
Sewer & trash
$4,0003%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$14,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 76%
  • From the state 18%
  • From the federal government 6%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Preble

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Preble didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mabel-Canton Public School District

Preble's K–12 school district, shared with Canton, Mabel, Newburg, Canton and Amherst. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,664
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
280
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$52,000
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $15,664 per pupil, $9,718 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 Preble: Rushford-Peterson Public Schools ($14,413 per pupil) · Lanesboro Public School District ($13,217 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Preble pay

Typical tax bill
$1,563
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.56%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$280,000
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 Preble's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Preble

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

All of Preble'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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