Town Hall · Rosendale

Rosendale, MN town hall & government

Rosendale spent $78,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $264 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rosendale's money goes

Spent
$78,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$264
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$40,00051%
Administration & buildings
$8,00010%
Fire
$7,0009%
Other
$23,00029%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • From the state 38%
  • From the federal government 18%
Town workforce

Who works for Rosendale

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 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

St. James Public School District

Rosendale's K–12 school district, shared with La Salle, Nelson, Ormsby, St. James, St. James and Long Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,582
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,150
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 76%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,582 per pupil, $7,936 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 Rosendale: Madelia Public School District ($15,494 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rosendale pay

Typical tax bill
$1,430
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.60%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$239,700
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 Rosendale's government

Town hall & decisions in Rosendale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rosendale

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

All of Rosendale'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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