Town Hall · Vallers

Vallers, MN town hall & government

Vallers spent $83,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $395 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Vallers's money goes

Spent
$83,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$395
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$53,00064%
Fire
$16,00019%
Administration & buildings
$11,00013%
Other
$3,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • From the state 34%
  • From the federal government 10%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Vallers 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 Vallers

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lakeview School District

Vallers's K–12 school district, shared with Cottonwood, Lucas, Wood Lake, Posen, Wood Lake and Stanley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,819
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
724
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 75%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,819 per pupil, $8,747 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 Vallers: Marshall Public School District ($14,605 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Vallers pay

Typical tax bill
$1,295
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.76%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$170,800
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 Vallers's government

Town hall & decisions in Vallers →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Vallers

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

All of Vallers'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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