Town Hall · Wylie

Wylie, MN town hall & government

Wylie spent $24,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $375 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Wylie's money goes

Spent
$24,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$375
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$11,00046%
Administration & buildings
$4,00017%
Fire
$2,0008%
Sewer & trash
$1,0004%
Other
$6,00025%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 52%
  • From the state 48%

Wylie didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Wylie

Full-time staff
4
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time4 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

Red Lake Falls Public School District

Wylie's K–12 school district, shared with Lake Pleasant, Red Lake Falls, Red Lake Falls, Louisville, Browns Creek and Gervais. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,486
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
389
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$11.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $17,486 per pupil, $11,131 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 Wylie pay

Typical tax bill
$3,292
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.27%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$258,300
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 Wylie's government

Town hall & decisions in Wylie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wylie

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

All of Wylie'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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