Town Hall · Urbank

Urbank, MN town hall & government

Urbank spent $73,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,404 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Urbank's money goes

Spent
$73,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,404
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$86,000
$1,654 per resident
Sewer & trash
$23,00032%
Administration & buildings
$17,00023%
Parks & libraries
$11,00015%
Interest on debt
$7,00010%
Roads & transportation
$3,0004%
Fire
$1,0001%
Other
$11,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • From the state 22%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Urbank

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 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

Parkers Prairie Public School District

Urbank's K–12 school district, shared with Eastern, Parkers Prairie, Parkers Prairie, Effington, Miltona and Elmo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,781
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
535
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,781 per pupil, $9,065 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 Urbank pay

Typical tax bill
$875
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.94%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$93,000
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 Urbank's government

Town hall & decisions in Urbank →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Urbank

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

All of Urbank'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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