Town Hall · Sauk Rapids

Sauk Rapids, MN town hall & government

Sauk Rapids spent $30.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,200 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sauk Rapids's money goes

Spent
$30.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,200
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$9 million
$652 per resident
Roads & transportation
$10.7 million35%
Water & other utilities
$8.5 million28%
Police
$3.6 million12%
Sewer & trash
$3.3 million11%
Fire
$1.1 million4%
Parks & libraries
$1 million3%
Administration & buildings
$536,0002%
Interest on debt
$371,0001%
Other
$1.2 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 28%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From the state 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Sauk Rapids

Full-time staff
35
41 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$118,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time35 part
Police
15 full-time
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Sauk Rapids didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools

Sauk Rapids's K–12 school district, shared with Rice, Watab, Sauk Rapids, Minden, Mayhew Lake and Graham. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,571
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
4,352
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$49.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,571 per pupil, $9,153 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 Sauk Rapids pay

Typical tax bill
$2,778
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$256,100
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 Sauk Rapids's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.sauk-rapids.mn.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sauk Rapids →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sauk Rapids

Sauk Rapids is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Tom Emmer. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Sauk Rapids'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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