Town Hall · Kasota

Kasota, MN town hall & government

Kasota spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,839 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kasota's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,839
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$496,00041%
Sewer & trash
$245,00020%
Roads & transportation
$146,00012%
Fire
$106,0009%
Administration & buildings
$63,0005%
Parks & libraries
$48,0004%
Police
$35,0003%
Other
$73,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 37%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • From the state 19%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kasota

Full-time staff
4
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Peter Public School District

Kasota's K–12 school district, shared with St. Peter, Kasota, Traverse, Oshawa and Lake Prairie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,337
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
2,105
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$102 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,337 per pupil, $9,860 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 Kasota pay

Typical tax bill
$1,469
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.77%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$190,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Kasota's government

🏛️ Official websitekasotamn.govoffice2.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kasota →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kasota

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

All of Kasota'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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