Baldwin spent less per resident in 2022 than 68% of similar towns
Baldwin’s city government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $177 per resident.
What stands out about how Baldwin is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$177 per resident in 2022: less than 68% of them
Baldwin’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($177 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 37 Minnesota towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $232, and the middle half spent $155–$301. Baldwin spent less than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($40,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Minnesota towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Baldwin itself left out).
About $177 per resident a year, or $0.48 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 51%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Baldwin collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No trend yet
Baldwin reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Baldwin
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 7,443 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (7,443).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Princeton Public School District
Baldwin’s K–12 school district, shared with Princeton, Princeton Township, Blue Hill Township, Greenbush Township, Spencer Brook Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,180 per pupil, $9,111 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Baldwin compares with the towns next door
Baldwin spent $177 per resident in 2022; the 6 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $113 to $1,332. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Livonia Township | $113 | $4,110 |
| Blue Hill Township | $150 | $2,708 |
| Princeton Township | $175 | $2,720 |
| Spencer Brook Township | $193 | $3,161 |
| Greenbush Township | $292 | $3,423 |
| Princeton | $1,332 | $2,839 |
| Baldwin | $177 | — |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
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Questions about Baldwin’s government
How much does Baldwin spend per resident?
About $177 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $177 was less than 68% of 37 Minnesota towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Baldwin’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Baldwin yet.
How many people work for Baldwin?
1 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $31,338 (about $376,056 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →