Town Hall · Winthrop

Winthrop, MN town hall & government

Winthrop spent $5.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,817 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Winthrop

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Winthrop's money goes

Spent
$5.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,817
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$5.7 million
$4,330 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.5 million49%
Police
$549,00011%
Roads & transportation
$412,0008%
Health & welfare
$381,0008%
Sewer & trash
$334,0007%
Fire
$152,0003%
Administration & buildings
$140,0003%
Interest on debt
$122,0002%
Parks & libraries
$121,0002%
Other
$379,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 47%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Winthrop

Full-time staff
10
49 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Fire
0 full-time26 part
Police
3 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 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

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Winthrop's K–12 school district, shared with Bismarck, Cairo, Cornish, Fairfax, Gibbon and Moltke. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,774
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
611
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$69.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $17,774 per pupil, $11,773 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 Winthrop pay

Typical tax bill
$1,743
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.03%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$169,600
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 Winthrop's government

🏛️ Official websitewinthropminnesota.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winthrop →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winthrop

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

All of Winthrop'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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