Town Hall · Chaska

Chaska, MN town hall & government

Chaska spent $122.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $4,340 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Chaska's town hall

Recent meetings

Official listings from Chaska's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Chaska's money goes

Spent
$122.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$4,340
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$87.3 million
$3,088 per resident
Water & other utilities
$49 million40%
Administration & buildings
$34 million28%
Parks & libraries
$8.6 million7%
Roads & transportation
$7.8 million6%
Sewer & trash
$6.6 million5%
Police
$6.4 million5%
Interest on debt
$3.4 million3%
Fire
$2.7 million2%
Housing & development
$2.5 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1 million1%
Other
$609,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 44%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Chaska

Full-time staff
181
205 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$106,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
30
and 9 full-time firefighters
Parks & libraries
45 full-time154 part
Police
35 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
32 full-time
Administration & buildings
27 full-time6 part
Fire
9 full-time41 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Other
20 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Eastern Carver County Public Schools

Chaska's K–12 school district, shared with Carver, 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 Chaska pay

Typical tax bill
$4,194
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.04%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$404,700
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.

Local

Contact Chaska's government

🏛️ Official websitemn-chaska.civicplus.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Chaska →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Chaska

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

All of Chaska'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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