Town Hall · Salo

Salo, MN town hall & government

Salo spent $54,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $535 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Salo's money goes

Spent
$54,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$535
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$33,00061%
Administration & buildings
$11,00020%
Fire
$2,0004%
Other
$8,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 75%
  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Salo

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Salo didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

McGregor Public School District

Salo's K–12 school district, shared with Balsam, Beaver, Jevne, McGrath, McGregor and McGregor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,762
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
428
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $18,762 per pupil, $11,713 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 Salo pay

Typical tax bill
$743
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.37%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$200,000
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 Salo's government

Town hall & decisions in Salo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Salo

Salo is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Salo'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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