Town Hall · Carver

Carver, MN town hall & government

Carver spent $7.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,242 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carver's money goes

Spent
$7.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,242
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$49 million
$8,357 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3 million41%
Roads & transportation
$1 million14%
Sewer & trash
$972,00013%
Administration & buildings
$882,00012%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$499,0007%
Fire
$395,0005%
Police
$217,0003%
Paid to other governments
$217,0003%
Parks & libraries
$67,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 42%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the state 2%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Carver

Full-time staff
15
37 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$87,800
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time31 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Eastern Carver County Public Schools

Carver's K–12 school district, shared with Chaska, Chanhassen, Dahlgren, Victoria, San Francisco and Laketown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,891
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
9,254
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$157.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $14,891 per pupil, $9,304 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Carver pay

Typical tax bill
$4,680
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$445,800
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.

Local

Contact Carver's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcarver.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Carver →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carver

Carver is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Tom Emmer. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Carver'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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