Town Hall · Zumbro Falls

Zumbro Falls, MN town hall & government

Zumbro Falls spent $651,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,713 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Zumbro Falls's money goes

Spent
$651,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,713
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$5,079 per resident
Fire
$199,00031%
Housing & development
$194,00030%
Water & other utilities
$120,00018%
Roads & transportation
$25,0004%
Parks & libraries
$21,0003%
Administration & buildings
$10,0002%
Sewer & trash
$2,000<1%
Police
$1,000<1%
Other
$79,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 41%
  • Utility sales 31%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From the state 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Zumbro Falls

Full-time staff
13
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$74,300
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
4
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Fire
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lake City Public School District

Zumbro Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Gillford, Lake City, Mount Pleasant, Lake, West Albany and Florence. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,869
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,182
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,869 per pupil, $9,050 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 Zumbro Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$2,917
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.11%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$263,300
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 Zumbro Falls's government

Town hall & decisions in Zumbro Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Zumbro Falls

Zumbro Falls is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Brad Finstad. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Zumbro Falls'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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