Town Hall · Red Eye

Red Eye, MN town hall & government

Red Eye spent $86,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $176 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Red Eye's money goes

Spent
$86,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$176
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$35,00041%
Sewer & trash
$26,00030%
Administration & buildings
$10,00012%
Fire
$8,0009%
Other
$7,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 79%
  • From the state 20%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Red Eye

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sebeka Public School District

Red Eye's K–12 school district, shared with Nimrod, Orton, Sebeka, North Germany, Rockwood and Meadow. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,593
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
482
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,593 per pupil, $9,616 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 Red Eye: Menahga Public School District ($13,816 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Red Eye pay

Typical tax bill
$2,061
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.87%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$236,100
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 Red Eye's government

Town hall & decisions in Red Eye →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Red Eye

Red Eye is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Red Eye'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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