Town Hall · St. Peter

St. Peter, MN town hall & government

St. Peter spent $118.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $9,740 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where St. Peter's money goes

Spent
$118.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$9,740
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$54.5 million
$4,486 per resident
Health & welfare
$66.4 million56%
Water & other utilities
$17.5 million15%
Roads & transportation
$10.6 million9%
Fire
$6.1 million5%
Sewer & trash
$5.4 million5%
Police
$3.5 million3%
Parks & libraries
$3.3 million3%
Interest on debt
$1.7 million1%
Housing & development
$832,0001%
Administration & buildings
$672,0001%
Other
$2.5 million2%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 68%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From the state 7%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for St. Peter

Full-time staff
226
135 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$90,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
and 1 full-time firefighter
Health & welfare
139 full-time77 part
Parks & libraries
15 full-time27 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time18 part
Police
19 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
19 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Peter Public School District

St. Peter's K–12 school district, shared with Kasota, Kasota, Traverse, Oshawa and Lake Prairie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,337
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
2,105
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$102 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $15,337 per pupil, $9,860 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 St. Peter pay

Typical tax bill
$2,942
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$250,700
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 St. Peter's government

Town hall & decisions in St. Peter →

Beyond town hall

Who represents St. Peter

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

All of St. Peter'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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