Town Hall · Alta Vista

Alta Vista, MN town hall & government

Alta Vista spent $127,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $751 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Alta Vista's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Alta Vista's money goes

Spent
$127,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$751
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$27,00021%
Fire
$8,0006%
Administration & buildings
$5,0004%
Other
$87,00069%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 62%
  • From the state 32%
  • From the federal government 6%

Alta Vista didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Alta Vista

Full-time staff
0
34 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time34 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Alta Vista didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Canby Public School District

Alta Vista's K–12 school district, shared with Canby, Florida, Hammer, Norman, Porter and St. Leo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,453
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
590
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 31%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,453 per pupil, $7,951 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Alta Vista: Minneota Public School District ($14,004 per pupil) · Ivanhoe Public School District ($21,529 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Alta Vista pay

Typical tax bill
$1,467
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.50%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$291,700
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Alta Vista's government

Town hall & decisions in Alta Vista →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alta Vista

Alta Vista is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Alta Vista's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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