Town Hall · New Haven

New Haven, MN town hall & government

New Haven spent $257,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $207 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where New Haven's money goes

Spent
$257,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$207
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$144,00056%
Fire
$57,00022%
Administration & buildings
$24,0009%
Other
$32,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • From the federal government 25%
  • From the state 10%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for New Haven

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Other
0 full-time3 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

Pine Island Public School District

New Haven's K–12 school district, shared with Pine Island, Pine Island, Milton and Roscoe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,463
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,538
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$44.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $12,463 per pupil, $8,415 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 New Haven: Rochester Public School District ($16,013 per pupil) · Byron Public School District ($12,558 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in New Haven pay

Typical tax bill
$3,987
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.88%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$450,600
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 New Haven's government

Town hall & decisions in New Haven →

Beyond town hall

Who represents New Haven

New Haven is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Brad Finstad. Tim Walz is governor.

All of New Haven'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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