Town Hall · Zumbrota

Zumbrota, MN town hall & government

Zumbrota spent $5.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,624 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Zumbrota's money goes

Spent
$5.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,624
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$3.4 million
$972 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million21%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million20%
Water & other utilities
$814,00014%
Police
$804,00014%
Parks & libraries
$684,00012%
Administration & buildings
$376,0007%
Fire
$98,0002%
Health & welfare
$35,0001%
Interest on debt
$22,000<1%
Other
$528,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Zumbrota

Full-time staff
21
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
8
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
8 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District

Zumbrota's K–12 school district, shared with Mazeppa, Mazeppa, Zumbrota, Chester, Minneola and Pine Island. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,458
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,224
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$44.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $15,458 per pupil, $10,395 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 Zumbrota pay

Typical tax bill
$2,927
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$249,300
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.

Local

Contact Zumbrota's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.zumbrota.mn.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Zumbrota →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Zumbrota

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

All of Zumbrota'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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