Town Hall · Swan River

Swan River, MN town hall & government

Swan River spent $164,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $216 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Swan River's money goes

Spent
$164,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$216
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$107,00065%
Administration & buildings
$14,0009%
Other
$43,00026%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • From the state 29%
  • From the federal government 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
Town workforce

Who works for Swan River

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Other
0 full-time3 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

Little Falls Public School District

Swan River's K–12 school district, shared with Darling, Green Prairie, Little Falls, Pike Creek, Randall and Sobieski. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,626
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
2,376
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,626 per pupil, $8,508 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 Swan River: Upsala Public School District ($16,410 per pupil) · Royalton Public School District ($12,988 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Swan River pay

Typical tax bill
$2,539
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$305,600
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 Swan River's government

Town hall & decisions in Swan River →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Swan River

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

All of Swan River'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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