Town Hall · Wabedo

Wabedo, MN town hall & government

Wabedo spent $209,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $579 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wabedo's money goes

Spent
$209,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$579
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$118,00056%
Fire
$46,00022%
Administration & buildings
$31,00015%
Sewer & trash
$5,0002%
Other
$9,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 78%
  • From the state 9%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Wabedo

Full-time staff
0
12 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Other
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

Northland Community Schools

Wabedo's K–12 school district, shared with Beulah, Boy River, Boy River, Crooked Lake, Federal Dam and Gould. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,677
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
347
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $23,677 per pupil, $13,980 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 Wabedo pay

Typical tax bill
$1,523
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.45%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$341,900
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 Wabedo's government

Town hall & decisions in Wabedo →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wabedo

Wabedo is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Wabedo'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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