Town Hall · Hastings

Hastings, MN town hall & government

Hastings spent $40.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,849 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hastings's money goes

Spent
$40.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,849
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$27.2 million
$1,253 per resident
Fire
$6.9 million17%
Police
$6.5 million16%
Parks & libraries
$5.5 million14%
Water & other utilities
$3.6 million9%
Sewer & trash
$3.5 million9%
Administration & buildings
$2.9 million7%
Roads & transportation
$2.8 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.1 million3%
Housing & development
$661,0002%
Interest on debt
$629,0002%
Other
$6.1 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 46%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hastings

Full-time staff
114
65 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$111,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
31
and 25 full-time firefighters
Police
37 full-time7 part
Fire
25 full-time29 part
Parks & libraries
14 full-time13 part
Administration & buildings
11 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time1 part
Housing & development
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Other
11 full-time4 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

Hastings Public School District

Hastings's K–12 school district, shared with Marshan, Miesville, New Trier, Nininger, Ravenna and Vermillion. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,341
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
4,095
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$62.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 33%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $15,341 per pupil, $9,564 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 Hastings pay

Typical tax bill
$3,160
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$322,400
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 Hastings's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.hastings.mn.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hastings →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hastings

Hastings is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Angie Craig. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Hastings'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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