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Shoreview, MN town hall & government

Shoreview spent $37.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,422 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Shoreview's money goes

Spent
$37.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,422
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$52.1 million
$1,957 per resident
Parks & libraries
$9.1 million24%
Water & other utilities
$4.2 million11%
Sewer & trash
$4 million11%
Roads & transportation
$3.2 million9%
Police
$3.2 million8%
Housing & development
$2.8 million7%
Fire
$2.2 million6%
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million6%
Interest on debt
$1.3 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$485,0001%
Other
$5.1 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • Property taxes 36%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Shoreview

Full-time staff
98
191 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$125,600
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
33
on the town payroll
Housing & development
6 full-time170 part
Fire
33 full-time21 part
Roads & transportation
22 full-time
Administration & buildings
16 full-time
Parks & libraries
15 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Other
3 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mounds View Public School District

Shoreview's K–12 school district, shared with Mounds View, Arden Hills, New Brighton 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.

Also serving Shoreview: Roseville Public School District ($18,302 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Shoreview pay

Typical tax bill
$4,717
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.23%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$383,700
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.

Local

Contact Shoreview's government

🏛️ Official websiteshoreviewmn.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Shoreview →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Shoreview

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

All of Shoreview'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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