Town Hall · Sabin

Sabin, MN town hall & government

Sabin spent $631,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,131 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sabin's money goes

Spent
$631,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,131
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$524,000
$939 per resident
Water & other utilities
$136,00022%
Parks & libraries
$119,00019%
Sewer & trash
$103,00016%
Roads & transportation
$38,0006%
Fire
$30,0005%
Administration & buildings
$24,0004%
Interest on debt
$22,0003%
Police
$4,0001%
Other
$155,00025%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 26%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From the state 13%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sabin

Full-time staff
1
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time2 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

Moorhead Public School District

Sabin's K–12 school district, shared with Georgetown, Kurtz, Moorhead, Oakport, Moorhead and Kragnes. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,971
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
7,460
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$200.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,971 per pupil, $9,772 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 Sabin pay

Typical tax bill
$3,098
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$265,700
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 Sabin's government

Town hall & decisions in Sabin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sabin

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

All of Sabin'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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