Town Hall · Rapidan

Rapidan, MN town hall & government

Rapidan spent $301,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $272 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rapidan's money goes

Spent
$301,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$272
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
$225,000
$203 per resident
Roads & transportation
$195,00065%
Fire
$25,0008%
Interest on debt
$17,0006%
Administration & buildings
$13,0004%
Other
$51,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 67%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Rapidan 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 Rapidan

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 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

Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial

Rapidan's K–12 school district, shared with Garden City, Lake Crystal, Vernon Center, Vernon Center, Judson and Butternut Valley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,012
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
961
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$28.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,012 per pupil, $8,505 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 Rapidan: Maple River School District ($13,691 per pupil) · Mankato Public School District ($14,453 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rapidan pay

Typical tax bill
$2,520
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$311,400
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 Rapidan's government

Town hall & decisions in Rapidan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rapidan

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

All of Rapidan'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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