How River Falls is run
River Falls spent $28,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $168 per resident.
What stands out about how River Falls is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
About $168 per resident a year, or $0.46 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 57% of spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means River Falls collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Thief River Falls School District
River Falls’s K–12 school district, shared with Agder, Bray, Norden, North, Numedal and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,533 per pupil, $8,299 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Who’s in charge in River Falls
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for River Falls yet. Neighbors can add them.
The typical homeowner pays $3,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.10% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at River Falls’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
How River Falls’s budget compares
River Falls ranks 2nd lowest of 5 for spending per resident. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black River | $91 | — | $1,750 |
| River Falls | $168 | — | $3,000 |
| Wyandotte | $169 | — | $1,625 |
| River | $266 | — | $1,712 |
| St. Hilaire | $1,422 | $1,725 | $2,276 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for River Falls.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Minnesota HouseState representatives
- 3Minnesota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach River Falls’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how River Falls is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.