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Chisholm, MN

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ChisholmMN averageUS Census ACS
Population
4,731
Per-capita income
$35,074
Median home value
$108,100
Bachelor's or higher
14%
Typical home value $137,710 +4.5% yr/yr · +28.7% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2005–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
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Recent meetings

Wed Oct 28, 2026

City Council

City Council to hold assessment hearing for Heritage Manor area infrastructure

The City Council is holding a public hearing regarding assessments for the 6th Street/4th Avenue NE infrastructure improvement project. The meeting will address the costs and revenues associated with the project area.

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ASSESSMENT HEARING FOR 6th STREET/4th AVENUE NE (HERITAGE MANOR AREA) INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT October 28, 2026 5:00 PM CHISHOLM CITY HALL PROJECT COST CONSTRUCTION COST ➢ Streets & Utilities $1,455,322.91 OVERHEAD COST $ 363,830.71 ➢ Total Project Cost $1,819,153.65 ASSESSMENT REVENUES ➢ Assessment Revenue $ 143,045.00 NET PROJECT COST TO CITY & COUNTY ➢ Net Estimated City Cost $1,516,593.03 ➢ Net Estimated County Cost $ 159,515.62 AREA OF BENEFIT PROJECT AREA 2026 6TH STREET/4TH AVENUE NE INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT PROJECT
Wed Sep 23, 2026

City Council

Chisholm council hears 2025 alley reconditioning assessments totaling $213,540.31

The Chisholm City Council is holding an assessment hearing on the 2025 Alley Reconditioning Project. The total project cost is $213,540.31, with $119,121.00 to be recovered through assessments and a net estimated city cost of $94,419.31. The agenda covers only this hearing and does not list other decisions or discussion items.

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ASSESSMENT HEARING FOR 2025 ALLEY RECONDITIONING PROJECT SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 5:00 PM CHISHOLM CITY HALL PROJECT COST CONSTRUCTION COST  Alley $170,832.25 Overhead Cost $ 42,708.06 Total Project Cost = $213,540.31 ASSESSMENT REVENUES  Assessment Revenues = $119,121.00 NET PROJECT COST TO CITY  Net Estimated City Cost = $ 94,419.31
💰 Federal awards (top 6 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
$1.2MCHISHOLM HEALTH CENTER
Department of Veterans Affairs · EXPRESS REPORT: NURSING HOME SERVICES
$1.2MCHISHOLM HEALTH CENTER
Department of Veterans Affairs · EXPRESS REPORT: NORSING HOME SERVICES
$560,533CHISHOLM HEALTH CENTER
Department of Veterans Affairs · EXPRESS REPORT: COMMUNITY NURSING HOME FY24
$386,811CHISHOLM HEALTH CENTER
Department of Veterans Affairs · EXPRESS REPORT: COMMUNITY NURSING HOME FY23
$11,812CK WETLAND SERVICES, INC.
Department of Transportation · PURPOSE: PA ERFO FW TCM 2020 1(1) - ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS FOR WETLANDS
$11,546CK WETLAND SERVICES, INC.
Department of Transportation · PROJECT WI FLAP SHLBY LACRS (1) - WETLAND DELINEATION SERVICES AND ASS

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (St. Louis County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Traffic fatalities2 (2021)
Adults with low literacy12.9% (low numeracy 22% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

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211
Recorded votes
$14.8M
Annual budget
$890K
Debt outstanding

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$14.8M
Spending$14.4M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.

Debt load

Outstanding debt$890K
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids
0.472
All kids
0.453
Black kids
0.409

Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.

Where it’s happening

geocoded land-use decisions
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Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.

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