ZIP 55045 · Chisago Lake Township, MN

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 55045: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Minnesota governments, the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 55045?
55045 is served by the State of Minnesota, Chisago County, Chisago Lakes Independent School District 2144, Chisago Lake Township, Franconia Township and the City of Lindstrom. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Minnesota spent $61.5 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Chisago County spent $92.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Chisago Lakes Independent School District 2144 spent $54.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Chisago Lake Township spent $1.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Franconia Township spent $1.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and City of Lindstrom spent $10.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 55045?
Of the governments serving 55045, State of Minnesota collected $732 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Chisago County collected $48.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Chisago Lakes Independent School District 2144 collected $11.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), City of Lindstrom collected $3.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Chisago Lake Township collected $1.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and Franconia Township collected $872 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 55045.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Chisago County, Chisago Lake Township, Franconia Township and Lindstrom

Why not this year? Minnesota governments with newer filings show figures from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor (for 2023 and 2024, each government's newest year on file). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 55045

State of Minnesota$732 million

1.2% of its $63.0 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Chisago County$48.2 million

48% of its $100 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Chisago Lakes Independent School District 2144$11.1 million

19% of its $58.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

City of Lindstrom$3.1 million

29% of its $10.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Chisago Lake Township$1.3 million

78% of its $1.6 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Franconia Township$872 thousand

69% of its $1.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Chisago County

$92.8 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

Where the money comes from

County taxes55%State tax money20%Federal tax money13%Fines and other5.8%Fees for services5.6%Local tax money0.4%

Full Chisago County breakdown

County taxes55%

Property tax

48%$48.2 million

Sales tax

3.7%$3.7 million

Other taxes

2.8%$2.8 million

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services

5.6%$5.6 million

Federal tax money13%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

13%$12.9 million

State tax money20%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

20%$20.2 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments

0.4%$428 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other

5.7%$5.7 million

Fines

0.1%$137 thousand

Chisago County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Social services16%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.3%All other spending8.3%

Full Chisago County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

27%$24.7 million

Running the government and other costs

26%$24.4 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

17%$16.2 million

Social services

16%$14.9 million

Debt payments (principal and interest)

5.3%$4.9 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.2%$2.1 million

Health and hospitals

2.2%$2.1 million

Housing and community development

1.7%$1.6 million

Environment and natural resources

1.4%$1.3 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

0.7%$644 thousand

Chisago County page →

Your cities and towns

Chisago Lake Township

$1.1 million budget in fiscal year 2023 (ended December 31, 2023), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

About 50% of this ZIP is in Chisago Lake Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes79%Federal tax money10%Fines and other5.9%State tax money4.2%Fees for services0.6%

Full Chisago Lake Township breakdown

Township taxes79%

Property tax

78%$1.3 million

Other taxes

0.5%$8 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services

0.6%$10 thousand

Federal tax money10%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

10%$171 thousand

State tax money4.2%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

4.2%$68 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other

5.9%$97 thousand

Chisago Lake Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs10%Debt payments (principal and interest)7.2%

Full Chisago Lake Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

45%$506 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

20%$227 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

18%$199 thousand

Running the government and other costs

10%$118 thousand

Debt payments (principal and interest)

7.2%$82 thousand

Chisago Lake Township page →

Franconia Township

$1.1 million budget in fiscal year 2023 (ended December 31, 2023), from the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor.

About 27% of this ZIP is in Franconia Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes71%County and local tax money16%Fines and other9.1%State tax money3.7%Fees for services0.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

Full Franconia Township breakdown

Township taxes71%

Property tax

69%$872 thousand

Other taxes

2.1%$27 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services

0.3%$3 thousand

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money3.7%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

3.7%$47 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

16%$200 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other

9.1%$115 thousand

Franconia Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Debt payments (principal and interest)12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Running the government and other costs7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%

Full Franconia Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

66%$729 thousand

Debt payments (principal and interest)

12%$134 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

9.9%$109 thousand

Running the government and other costs

7.2%$79 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

4.3%$47 thousand

Franconia Township page →

City of Lindstrom

$10.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Lindstrom.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)53%City taxes31%State tax money8.5%County and local tax money4.4%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money0.6%

Full Lindstrom breakdown

What stands out

29%

of Lindstrom's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes31%

Property tax

29%$3.1 million

Other taxes

1.9%$202 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses

Public utility taxes$183 thousand
Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services

53%$5.6 million

What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 6 more

Liquor stores$3.2 million
Sewer$1.3 million
Water$636 thousand
Other service charges$250 thousand
Road charges$157 thousand
Garbage collection$34 thousand
Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

0.6%$69 thousand

State tax money8.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

8.5%$914 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

4.4%$477 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other

3.3%$357 thousand

Fines

<0.1%$6 thousand

Lindstrom page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

50%

of Lindstrom's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Full Lindstrom breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

50%$5.4 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more

Liquor stores$3.0 million
Sewer systems$1.6 million
Water supply$795 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

18%$1.9 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$1.1 million
Fire protection$815 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

15%$1.6 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$1.6 million

Running the government and other costs

12%$1.3 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Other and not broken out$799 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$433 thousand
Other government-run businesses$37 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

3.7%$401 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$385 thousand
Libraries$16 thousand

Interest on debt

1.6%$174 thousand

Lindstrom page →

Your schools

Chisago Lakes Independent School District 2144

$54.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 91% of this ZIP is in Chisago Lakes Independent School District 2144.

Where the money comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes19%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)6.0%County and local tax money2.4%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

of Chisago Lakes Independent School District 2144's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.8%.

Full Chisago Lakes Independent School District 2144 breakdown

School district taxes19%

Property tax

19%$11.1 million

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services

6.0%$3.5 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more

Other school charges$3.0 million
School lunches$310 thousand
School tuition and transportation$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money70%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

70%$40.6 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.4%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other

2.3%$1.4 million

Chisago Lakes Independent School District 2144 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges93%Interest on debt3.8%Sent to other local governments3.7%

What stands out

93%

of Chisago Lakes Independent School District 2144's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Full Chisago Lakes Independent School District 2144 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

93%$50.8 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$50.8 million

Interest on debt

3.8%$2.1 million

Sent to other local governments

3.7%$2.0 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government

Sent to school districts$1.7 million
Sent to the state government$341 thousand

Chisago Lakes Independent School District 2144 page →

Your state

State of Minnesota

$61.5 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes57%Federal tax money31%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)5.1%Local tax money0.4%

Full Minnesota breakdown

What stands out

9.3%

of Minnesota's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes57%

Individual income tax

21%$13.3 billion

Sales tax

13%$8.49 billion

Other taxes

12%$7.29 billion

What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 18 more

Other selective sales taxes$2.39 billion
Motor vehicle licenses$1.02 billion
Motor fuel taxes$888 million
Insurance premium taxes$846 million
Tobacco taxes$548 million
Occupation and business licenses$289 million
Estate and gift taxes$284 million
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$227 million
Amusement taxes$215 million
Hunting and fishing licenses$114 million
Alcoholic beverage taxes$111 million
Other licenses$95.2 million
Public utility taxes$86.0 million
Severance taxes$76.6 million
Driver's licenses$66.4 million
Corporation licenses$17.5 million
Amusement licenses$9.1 million
Public utility licenses$9.1 million
Alcoholic beverage licenses$3.5 million
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax

9.3%$5.88 billion

Property tax

1.2%$732 million

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services

5.1%$3.21 billion

What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 11 more

College tuition$1.35 billion
University housing and dining$720 million
Sewer$332 million
Other service charges$314 million
Hospital bills$279 million
Parks, land and natural resources$58.5 million
Parks and recreation$53.5 million
Transit fares$46.8 million
Housing$33.9 million
Road charges$15.6 million
Tolls on roads and bridges$3.7 million
Other education charges$1.6 million
Airport$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

31%$19.5 billion

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments

0.4%$249 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other

6.9%$4.35 billion

Fines

<0.1%$34.2 million

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Where the money goes

Social services38%Sent to local governments32%Schools and colleges13%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Running the government and other costs4.3%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

32%

of Minnesota's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Minnesota breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services

38%$23.5 billion

What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more

Other public welfare$23.2 billion
Welfare institutions$164 million
Unemployment and social insurance offices$40.3 million
Veterans' services$26.7 million

Sent to local governments

32%$19.6 billion

What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 21 more

Sent to school districts$12.8 billion
Sent to local governments: general support$2.76 billion
Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.36 billion
Sent to local governments: other public welfare$890 million
Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$376 million
Sent to local governments: public health$283 million
Sent to local governments: police$211 million
Sent to local governments: airports$203 million
Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$124 million
Sent to local governments: other government administration$110 million
Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$109 million
Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$105 million
Sent to local governments: other education$98.7 million
Sent to local governments: hospitals$65.9 million
Sent to local governments: housing and community development$40.1 million
Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30.2 million
Sent to local governments: libraries$23.4 million
Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$16.3 million
Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$9.5 million
Sent to local governments: sewer systems$2.8 million
Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.0 million
Sent to the federal government$509 thousand

Schools and colleges

13%$7.82 billion

What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more

Colleges and universities$5.48 billion
Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.05 billion
College housing, dining and bookstores$742 million
Other education$558 million

Roads, transit and parking

4.6%$2.81 billion

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more

Roads and highways$2.29 billion
Public transit$507 million
Airports$13.7 million
Toll roads and bridges$2.1 million

Running the government and other costs

4.3%$2.64 billion

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.47 billion
Other and not broken out$649 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$310 million
Other government administration$162 million
Government buildings$51.4 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

3.4%$2.08 billion

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more

Courts and legal services$714 million
Police$623 million
Prisons and jails$536 million
Probation, parole and other corrections$106 million
Inspections and regulation$100 million

Health and hospitals

1.7%$1.03 billion

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals

Public health$737 million
Hospitals$291 million

Environment and natural resources

1.4%$858 million

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$858 million

Interest on debt

0.8%$497 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.5%$316 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$313 million
Libraries$3.1 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

0.3%$192 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 2 more

Sewer systems$172 million
Garbage and solid waste$15.9 million
Electric power$4.3 million
Gas supply$3 thousand

Housing and community development

0.3%$177 million

Minnesota page →

Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Minnesota. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Chisago County. Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, County Finances Report raw data, 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Chisago Lakes Independent School District 2144. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Chisago Lake Township. Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, Town Finances Report raw data, 2023, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Franconia Township. Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, Town Finances Report raw data, 2023, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

City of Lindstrom. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

How these figures are counted. Minnesota county, city and township figures are the calendar-year finance reports filed with the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, covering each government's governmental funds and its utilities and other enterprise funds, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Transfers between a government's own funds, borrowed money and depreciation are not counted. Debt payments include principal as well as interest, and capital purchases are counted in the year they are paid, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government. Townships and some small cities report on a cash basis. County figures do not include school districts, which are separate governments.

Cash basis. Chisago Lake Township and Franconia Township report on a cash basis, so these are money received and paid out during the year, and a year with a big construction project or loan repayment can show more spending than revenue.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.