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Mendota Heights, MN town hall & government

Mendota Heights spent $18.2 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,582 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mendota Heights's money goes

Spent
$18.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,582
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$20.6 million
$1,790 per resident
Police
$5.1 million28%
Roads & transportation
$4 million22%
Parks & libraries
$2.1 million12%
Sewer & trash
$2 million11%
Fire
$1.6 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million7%
Interest on debt
$652,0004%
Other
$1.3 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 56%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • From the state 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mendota Heights

Full-time staff
49
17 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$119,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
21
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
25 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time
Fire
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Mendota Heights didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

Mendota Heights's K–12 school district, shared with Lilydale, Mendota, Sunfish Lake, West St. Paul and Eagan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,619
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
5,293
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$140.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $17,619 per pupil, $11,349 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 Mendota Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$4,491
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.86%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$520,300
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 Mendota Heights's government

🏛️ Official websitemendota-heights.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mendota Heights →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mendota Heights

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

All of Mendota Heights'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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