Town Hall · Shelburne

Shelburne, MN town hall & government

Shelburne spent $122,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $689 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shelburne's money goes

Spent
$122,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$689
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$103,00084%
Administration & buildings
$8,0007%
Fire
$4,0003%
Other
$7,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • From the federal government 36%
  • From the state 13%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Shelburne 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 Shelburne

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 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. Shelburne didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

RTR Public Schools

Shelburne's K–12 school district, shared with Aetna, Coon Creek, Florence, Hope, Marshfield and Russell. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,468
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
637
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$31.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,468 per pupil, $8,257 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 Shelburne: Tracy Area Public School District ($13,969 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Shelburne pay

Typical tax bill
$1,381
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$255,000
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 Shelburne's government

Town hall & decisions in Shelburne →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shelburne

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

All of Shelburne'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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