Town Hall · Transit

Transit, MN town hall & government

Transit spent $246,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $925 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Transit's money goes

Spent
$246,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$925
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$190,00077%
Fire
$22,0009%
Administration & buildings
$10,0004%
Health & welfare
$10,0004%
Other
$14,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 70%
  • From the state 17%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Fees & charges 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Transit

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 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

G.F.W.

Transit's K–12 school district, shared with Bismarck, Cairo, Cornish, Fairfax, Gibbon and Moltke. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,774
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
611
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$69.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $17,774 per pupil, $11,773 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 Transit: Sibley East School District ($13,573 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Transit pay

Typical tax bill
$2,770
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$273,400
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 Transit's government

Town hall & decisions in Transit →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Transit

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

All of Transit'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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