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Warren, MN town hall & government

Warren spent $18 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $11,464 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Warren's money goes

Spent
$18 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$11,464
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$5.5 million
$3,492 per resident
Health & welfare
$7.3 million40%
Water & other utilities
$3.8 million21%
Housing & development
$1.6 million9%
Sewer & trash
$713,0004%
Roads & transportation
$669,0004%
Interest on debt
$363,0002%
Parks & libraries
$307,0002%
Fire
$264,0001%
Police
$94,0001%
Administration & buildings
$57,000<1%
Other
$2.8 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 57%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • From the state 9%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Warren

Full-time staff
14
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District

Warren's K–12 school district, shared with Alvarado, Angus, Boxville, Brislet, Farley and Helgeland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,576
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
580
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 66%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $16,576 per pupil, $9,917 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 Warren pay

Typical tax bill
$1,548
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$148,400
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 Warren's government

🏛️ Official websitewarrenminnesota.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Warren →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Warren

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

All of Warren'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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