Town Hall · Mendota

Mendota, MN town hall & government

Mendota spent $278,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,264 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mendota's money goes

Spent
$278,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,264
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$66,00024%
Sewer & trash
$36,00013%
Fire
$32,00012%
Administration & buildings
$22,0008%
Roads & transportation
$22,0008%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$99,00036%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 59%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mendota

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 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

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

Mendota's K–12 school district, shared with Lilydale, Mendota Heights, 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 pay

Typical tax bill
$2,385
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.75%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$320,000
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 Mendota's government

Town hall & decisions in Mendota →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mendota

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

All of Mendota'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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