Town Hall · Springfield

Springfield, MN town hall & government

Springfield spent $8.2 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $4,058 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Springfield's money goes

Spent
$8.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$4,058
typical Minnesota cities: $2,477
Long-term debt
$8.3 million
$4,102 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.8 million34%
Parks & libraries
$1 million12%
Roads & transportation
$922,00011%
Police
$798,00010%
Sewer & trash
$518,0006%
Administration & buildings
$474,0006%
Health & welfare
$389,0005%
Fire
$356,0004%
Housing & development
$272,0003%
Interest on debt
$206,0003%
Other
$477,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 39%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Springfield

Full-time staff
25
29 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
6 full-time10 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time11 part
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Police
5 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Springfield Public School District

Springfield's K–12 school district, shared with Burnstown, Clements, Cobden, North Star, Sundown and Brookville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,519
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
599
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,519 per pupil, $8,224 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 Springfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,574
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$122,300
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 Springfield's government

🏛️ Official websitespringfieldmn.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Springfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Springfield

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

All of Springfield'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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