Town Hall · Wrenshall

Wrenshall, MN town hall & government

Wrenshall spent $412,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $974 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wrenshall's money goes

Spent
$412,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$974
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$295,000
$697 per resident
Water & other utilities
$88,00021%
Roads & transportation
$69,00017%
Sewer & trash
$65,00016%
Fire
$43,00010%
Parks & libraries
$43,00010%
Administration & buildings
$37,0009%
Interest on debt
$9,0002%
Other
$58,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 26%
  • Utility sales 25%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • From the state 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wrenshall

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
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

Wrenshall Public School District

Wrenshall's K–12 school district, shared with Holyoke, Wrenshall and Silver Brook. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,411
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
336
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,411 per pupil, $9,711 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 Wrenshall pay

Typical tax bill
$2,755
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$243,200
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 Wrenshall's government

Town hall & decisions in Wrenshall →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wrenshall

Wrenshall is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Pete Stauber. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Wrenshall'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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