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Sodus, MN town hall & government

Sodus spent $73,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $262 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sodus's money goes

Spent
$73,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$262
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$37,00051%
Fire
$23,00032%
Administration & buildings
$4,0005%
Health & welfare
$1,0001%
Other
$8,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • From the state 30%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%

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

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Other
0 full-time8 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marshall Public School District

Sodus's K–12 school district, shared with Marshall, Lake Marshall, Fairview, Clifton, Ghent and Stanley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,605
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
2,705
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$42.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,605 per pupil, $9,628 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 Sodus: Tracy Area Public School District ($13,969 per pupil) · RTR Public Schools ($14,468 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sodus pay

Typical tax bill
$1,929
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$266,700
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 Sodus's government

Town hall & decisions in Sodus →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sodus

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

All of Sodus'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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