If you are looking to call Red Lake Falls your home, contact City Hall at 218-253-2684. They keep an updated listing of homes for sale and rental property available and would be happy to help. The City also has undeveloped city property for sale including new lots in the Kankel Addition.
Housing & Utilities Information
Garbage
- City Hall - 218-253-2684
- (1) 32 gallon bag per week $15.26*
- (2) 32 gallon bags per week $21.56*
- *plus appropriated taxes
Water
To turn on or report issues with your city water, contact City Hall at 218-253-2684. To report emergent issues with your city water after-hours call 218-688-3435.
- Residential/Commercial Rate - $14.72 /first 1000 gallon - $3.96/1000 gallon > 1000 gallons
- Water Source - Wells
- Storage Capacity - 575,000 gallons
- Pumping Capacity - 330 gallons per minute
- Average Demand - 139,680 gallons per day
- Peak Demand - 237,600 gallons per day
- Total Water Hardness - 20 ppm
- Demand Rate - rates range from $2.27 to $218.27 depending on size of pipe
Waste Water
- Usage Charge - $6.27/1000 gallon, $2.03/1000 gallon > 1000 gallon
- Systems Improvement - $6.27/1000 gallon, $2.03/1000 gallon >1000 gallon
- Treatment Type - Stabilization Pond
- Capacity of Plant - 160,000 gallons per day
- Average Demand - 85,000 gallons per day
- Peak Demand - 432,000 gallons per day
*Note
A $5.00 late fee will be assessed to utility bills not paid by the 15th of the month.
Electric
- Ottertail Power Company - 218-253-2886
- Red Lake Electric Cooperative - 218-253-2168
Garden Valley Telephone Co.
- Landline/Cellular Phones
- Cable Television
- Internet
- Security
- https://www.gvtel.com/
Sjobergs Cable
- Cable Television
- Internet
- http://trf.mncable.net/
City Tax Abatement Program
- Applies to new residential construction only.
- Home must be owned by the party requesting the abatement, home may be used as a rental property.
- Tax Abatement Program For New Construction
Community Revitalization Fund Program
- Down-payment assistance for those buying or building a new home in Red Lake County.
- Program Information and Application
- Contact John At NW MN Multi-County HRA at 218-637-2435
- Northwest Minnesota Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority
Red Lake County Affordable Housing Fund
- Down-payment assistance for those buying or building a new home and for those buying a pre-owned home in Red Lake County.
- Up to $15,000 2% loan for 15 years (local funding)
- Contact Tina Gramer with Northwest Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority at 218-637-2435.
- Northwest Minnesota Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority
USDA Rural Development Programs
- Assistance with the purchase of a home or to repair a home for qualified applicants.
- Rural Development 502 Direct Loans (to purchase a home)
- Rural Development 504 Repair Program ( to repair a home you already own)
- More information on USDA Home Loan Programs
- USDA Rural Development