Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Clarissa spent more per resident in 2022 than 77% of similar cities
Clarissa’s city government spent $543,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $828 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Clarissa is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,535 per resident in 2022: more than 77% of them
Clarissa’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,535 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,111, and the middle half spent $740–$1,504. Clarissa spent more than 77% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($168,000), 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 cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Clarissa itself left out).
About $828 per resident a year, or $2.27 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 30%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 46% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Clarissa reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,535 · 2024: $828.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,109 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.08% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clarissa’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Clarissa’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clarissa →
Who’s in charge in Clarissa
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 164 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (656).
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.
Browerville Public School District
Clarissa’s K–12 school district, shared with Browerville, Iona Township, Ward Township, Burleene Township, Hartford Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,808 per pupil, $10,107 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.
Clarissa’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clarissa alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Todd County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.8%10,392 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.4%3,072 votesOthers: 1.9% (254 votes).
Most votes in Todd County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Clarissa lies in Todd County. Every 2024 race in Todd County is on the county’s page.
Todd County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Clarissa.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Minnesota HouseState representatives
- 3Minnesota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Clarissa’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Clarissa’s government
How much does Clarissa spend per resident?
About $828 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,535 was more than 77% of 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Clarissa?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,109 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.08% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Clarissa’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clarissa yet.
How did Clarissa vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Clarissa alone. Todd County, where 100% of Clarissa lies, voted Trump 75.8%, Harris 22.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clarissa?
4 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $16,790 (about $201,480 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Clarissa in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Paul Utke) and State House District 5B (Mike Wiener). The House district also covers 60 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from 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 →