Town Hall · Mounds View

Mounds View, MN town hall & government

Mounds View spent $18.3 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,414 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mounds View's money goes

Spent
$18.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,414
typical Minnesota cities: $2,477
Long-term debt
$10.8 million
$837 per resident
Police
$3.8 million21%
Roads & transportation
$3 million16%
Water & other utilities
$2.3 million12%
Parks & libraries
$2.1 million11%
Housing & development
$2.1 million11%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million7%
Paid to other governments
$1.2 million7%
Sewer & trash
$830,0005%
Fire
$556,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$490,0003%
Interest on debt
$439,0002%
Other
$275,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 46%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the state 14%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mounds View

Full-time staff
49
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$111,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
17
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
19 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time12 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time1 part
Housing & development
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mounds View Public School District

Mounds View's K–12 school district, shared with Arden Hills, New Brighton, Shoreview and North Oaks. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,097
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
11,632
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$208.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $16,097 per pupil, $9,678 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 Mounds View pay

Typical tax bill
$3,615
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$324,200
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 Mounds View's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.mounds-view.mn.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mounds View →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mounds View

Mounds View is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Betty McCollum. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Mounds View'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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