Town Hall · Tumuli

Tumuli, MN town hall & government

Tumuli spent $147,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $330 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tumuli's money goes

Spent
$147,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$330
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$106,00072%
Administration & buildings
$23,00016%
Fire
$12,0008%
Parks & libraries
$1,0001%
Other
$5,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 70%
  • From the state 13%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Fees & charges 1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Tumuli collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Tumuli

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Tumuli didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fergus Falls Public School District

Tumuli's K–12 school district, shared with Buse, Dalton, Elizabeth, Fergus Falls, Fergus Falls and Carlisle. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,197
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
2,901
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,197 per pupil, $8,671 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 Tumuli: Ashby Public School District ($15,247 per pupil) · Underwood Public School District ($12,699 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Tumuli pay

Typical tax bill
$2,711
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$351,300
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 Tumuli's government

Town hall & decisions in Tumuli →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tumuli

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

All of Tumuli'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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