Town Hall · Union

Union, MN town hall & government

Union spent $172,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $471 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Union's money goes

Spent
$172,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$471
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$117,00068%
Fire
$32,00019%
Administration & buildings
$7,0004%
Sewer & trash
$7,0004%
Health & welfare
$4,0002%
Other
$5,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 72%
  • From the state 16%
  • From the federal government 12%
Town workforce

Who works for Union

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

Caledonia Public School District

Union's K–12 school district, shared with Caledonia, Crooked Creek, Eitzen, Jefferson, Mayville and Winnebago. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,552
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
705
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,552 per pupil, $9,607 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 Union: La Crescent-Hokah School District ($15,563 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Union pay

Typical tax bill
$3,028
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$392,900
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 Union's government

Town hall & decisions in Union →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Union

Union is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Brad Finstad. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Union'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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