Town Hall · Winchester

Winchester, MN town hall & government

Winchester spent $36,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $679 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Winchester's money goes

Spent
$36,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$679
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$25,00069%
Sewer & trash
$3,0008%
Fire
$2,0006%
Administration & buildings
$2,0006%
Other
$4,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 59%
  • From the state 41%
Town workforce

Who works for Winchester

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time2 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

Ada-Borup-West Public Schools

Winchester's K–12 school district, shared with Ada, Anthony, Borup, Good Hope, Halstad and Halstad. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,107
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
701
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 18%
  • State 73%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,107 per pupil, $9,549 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 Winchester pay

Typical tax bill
$1,288
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$210,400
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 Winchester's government

Town hall & decisions in Winchester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winchester

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

All of Winchester'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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