Town Hall · Lakeville

Lakeville, MN town hall & government

Lakeville spent $156.7 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,102 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lakeville's money goes

Spent
$156.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,102
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$145.7 million
$1,954 per resident
Water & other utilities
$47.1 million30%
Roads & transportation
$30.6 million20%
Parks & libraries
$28.7 million18%
Police
$17.6 million11%
Sewer & trash
$13.7 million9%
Interest on debt
$5.1 million3%
Fire
$3 million2%
Administration & buildings
$2.1 million1%
Other
$8.8 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 29%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lakeville

Full-time staff
221
160 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$98,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
63
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
73 full-time4 part
Fire
6 full-time82 part
Parks & libraries
24 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
30 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
21 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Housing & development
6 full-time
Other
45 full-time52 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lakeville Public School District

Lakeville's K–12 school district, shared with New Market, Elko New Market, Credit River and Eureka. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,782
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
12,021
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$116.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 38%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $14,782 per pupil, $9,612 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 Lakeville: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan ($16,224 per pupil) · Farmington Public School District ($13,987 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lakeville pay

Typical tax bill
$4,498
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.99%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$452,500
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 Lakeville's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.lakeville.mn.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lakeville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lakeville

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

All of Lakeville'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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