Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Tintah spent less per resident in 2022 than 66% of similar cities
Tintah’s city government spent $52,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $929 per resident. Water and other utilities ($6,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Tintah is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$929 per resident in 2022: less than 66% of them
Tintah’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($929 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 $1,112, and the middle half spent $740–$1,505. Tintah spent less than 66% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5,000), 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; Tintah itself left out).
About $929 per resident a year, or $2.55 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 46%.
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No trend yet
Tintah reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Tintah’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 Tintah’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tintah →
Who’s in charge in Tintah
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Campbell-Tintah Public School District
Tintah’s K–12 school district, shared with Campbell, Campbell Township, Champion Township, Nashua, Tintah Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,211 per pupil, $9,703 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.
Tintah’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tintah alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Traverse County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.7%1,165 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.1%597 votesOthers: 2.2% (40 votes).
Most votes in Traverse County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Tintah lies in Traverse County. Every 2024 race in Traverse County is on the county’s page.
Traverse 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 Tintah.
- 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 Tintah’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Tintah’s government
How much does Tintah spend per resident?
About $929 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 $929 was less than 66% of 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Tintah’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tintah yet.
How did Tintah vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tintah alone. Traverse County, where 100% of Tintah lies, voted Trump 64.7%, Harris 33.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Tintah?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,496 (about $17,952 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Tintah in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Jordan Rasmusson) and State House District 9A (Jeff Backer). The House district also covers 94 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 →