Town Hall · Sunburg

Sunburg, MN town hall & government

Sunburg spent $193,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,949 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sunburg's money goes

Spent
$193,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,949
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$9,000
$91 per resident
Health & welfare
$40,00021%
Housing & development
$37,00019%
Fire
$35,00018%
Parks & libraries
$16,0008%
Administration & buildings
$15,0008%
Sewer & trash
$14,0007%
Roads & transportation
$10,0005%
Interest on debt
$2,0001%
Other
$24,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 57%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the state 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sunburg

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 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

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Sunburg's K–12 school district, shared with Hayes, Kerkhoven, Murdock, Pillsbury, Kerkhoven and Dublin. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,117
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
797
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 17%
  • State 78%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $14,117 per pupil, $8,775 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 Sunburg pay

Typical tax bill
$1,604
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.73%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$92,500
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 Sunburg's government

Town hall & decisions in Sunburg →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sunburg

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

All of Sunburg'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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