Town Hall · Nicollet

Nicollet, MN town hall & government

Nicollet spent $3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,600 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Nicollet's money goes

Spent
$3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,600
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$2.4 million
$2,075 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1 million34%
Sewer & trash
$993,00034%
Water & other utilities
$434,00015%
Fire
$102,0003%
Housing & development
$97,0003%
Administration & buildings
$93,0003%
Interest on debt
$93,0003%
Parks & libraries
$35,0001%
Other
$99,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 40%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From the state 16%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Nicollet

Full-time staff
6
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$21,400
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Nicollet didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Nicollet Public School District

Nicollet's K–12 school district, shared with Granby, Nicollet, Courtland and New Sweden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,592
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
338
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,592 per pupil, $8,917 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 Nicollet pay

Typical tax bill
$2,560
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.07%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$239,700
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 Nicollet's government

🏛️ Official websitenicollet.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Nicollet →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Nicollet

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

All of Nicollet'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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