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Windom, MN town hall & government

Windom spent $57 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $12,013 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Windom's money goes

Spent
$57 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$12,013
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$30.2 million
$6,371 per resident
Health & welfare
$27 million47%
Water & other utilities
$15.8 million28%
Sewer & trash
$4.2 million7%
Police
$1.7 million3%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million3%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million2%
Interest on debt
$876,0002%
Fire
$401,0001%
Administration & buildings
$340,0001%
Housing & development
$105,000<1%
Other
$3.9 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 62%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • From the state 12%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Windom

Full-time staff
56
52 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time17 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time1 part
Police
10 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time17 part
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time
Other
9 full-time9 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

Windom Public School District

Windom's K–12 school district, shared with Bingham Lake, Great Bend, Wilder, Christiania, Lakeside and Dale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,728
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,150
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,728 per pupil, $9,446 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 Windom pay

Typical tax bill
$1,883
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$169,700
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.

Local

Contact Windom's government

🏛️ Official websitewindom-mn.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Windom →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Windom

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

All of Windom'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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