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Warroad, MN town hall & government

Warroad spent $13.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $7,350 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Warroad's money goes

Spent
$13.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$7,350
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$7.5 million57%
Roads & transportation
$2.2 million17%
Parks & libraries
$832,0006%
Police
$780,0006%
Sewer & trash
$608,0005%
Health & welfare
$566,0004%
Administration & buildings
$181,0001%
Fire
$143,0001%
Housing & development
$22,000<1%
Other
$332,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 65%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the state 7%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Warroad

Full-time staff
24
64 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time28 part
Health & welfare
3 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time11 part
Police
6 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Warroad Public School District

Warroad's K–12 school district, shared with Laona, Moranville, Roosevelt, Lake and Cedarbend. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,519
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,053
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,519 per pupil, $9,308 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 Warroad pay

Typical tax bill
$2,139
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$216,900
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 Warroad's government

Town hall & decisions in Warroad →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Warroad

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

All of Warroad'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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