Town Hall · Sandsville

Sandsville, MN town hall & government

Sandsville spent $77,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,132 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sandsville's money goes

Spent
$77,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,132
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$66,00086%
Fire
$3,0004%
Administration & buildings
$2,0003%
Other
$6,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 80%
  • From the state 15%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Sandsville collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sandsville

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District

Sandsville's K–12 school district, shared with Alvarado, Angus, Boxville, Brislet, Farley and Helgeland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,576
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
580
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,576 per pupil, $9,917 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 Sandsville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,400
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357

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 Sandsville's government

Town hall & decisions in Sandsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sandsville

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

All of Sandsville'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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