Riverside, MN town hall & government
Riverside spent $101,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $361 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Riverside's government.
Where Riverside's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 60%
- From the state 27%
- From the federal government 11%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
- Fees & charges 1%
Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Riverside collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.
Who works for Riverside
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Riverside didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Dawson-Boyd Public School District
Riverside's K–12 school district, shared with Boyd, Dawson, Maxwell, Ten Mile Lake, Baxter and Providence. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal
- Local 26%
- State 69%
- Federal 5%
Of the $15,216 per pupil, $9,569 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.
Which schools Riverside kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Riverside pay
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.
Contact Riverside's government
Who represents Riverside
Riverside is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz is governor.
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.