Town Hall · Roseau

Roseau, MN town hall & government

Roseau spent $13.3 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $4,864 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Roseau's money goes

Spent
$13.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$4,864
typical Minnesota cities: $2,477
Long-term debt
$4.2 million
$1,538 per resident
Water & other utilities
$6.4 million48%
Housing & development
$1.2 million9%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million8%
Police
$1 million8%
Sewer & trash
$993,0007%
Parks & libraries
$707,0005%
Fire
$219,0002%
Administration & buildings
$132,0001%
Interest on debt
$52,000<1%
Other
$1.4 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 56%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the state 12%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Roseau

Full-time staff
20
46 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time29 part
Police
6 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time5 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

Roseau Public School District

Roseau's K–12 school district, shared with Beaver, Enstrom, Grimstad, Jadis, Malung and Mickinock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,552
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,120
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$47.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,552 per pupil, $8,925 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Roseau pay

Typical tax bill
$1,926
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$164,100
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.

Local

Contact Roseau's government

🏛️ Official websitecity.roseau.mn.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Roseau →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Roseau

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

All of Roseau'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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