Town Hall · Tracy

Tracy, MN town hall & government

Tracy spent $11.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $5,619 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tracy's money goes

Spent
$11.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$5,619
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$28 million
$13,603 per resident
Roads & transportation
$3.1 million27%
Sewer & trash
$2.5 million22%
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million14%
Housing & development
$580,0005%
Interest on debt
$573,0005%
Administration & buildings
$445,0004%
Police
$395,0003%
Parks & libraries
$343,0003%
Fire
$179,0002%
Other
$1.8 million16%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From the state 18%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tracy

Full-time staff
20
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time25 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Police
2 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
3 full-time7 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

Tracy Area Public School District

Tracy's K–12 school district, shared with Balaton, Currie, Custer, Garvin, Monroe and Shetek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,969
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
688
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,969 per pupil, $8,471 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 Tracy pay

Typical tax bill
$1,753
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.55%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$113,400
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 Tracy's government

Town hall & decisions in Tracy →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tracy

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

All of Tracy'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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