Town Hall · Shingobee

Shingobee, MN town hall & government

Shingobee spent $539,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $338 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shingobee's money goes

Spent
$539,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$338
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
$420,000
$263 per resident
Roads & transportation
$321,00060%
Fire
$90,00017%
Administration & buildings
$76,00014%
Interest on debt
$18,0003%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$32,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 77%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Shingobee

Full-time staff
1
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District

Shingobee's K–12 school district, shared with Akeley, Badoura, Birch Lake, Hackensack, Hiram and Turtle Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,831
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
688
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $21,831 per pupil, $13,679 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 Shingobee pay

Typical tax bill
$1,699
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.52%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$324,800
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 Shingobee's government

Town hall & decisions in Shingobee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shingobee

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

All of Shingobee'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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