Town Hall · Stewart

Stewart, MN town hall & government

Stewart spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,270 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Stewart's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,270
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$4,720 per resident
Roads & transportation
$322,00027%
Water & other utilities
$202,00017%
Sewer & trash
$183,00015%
Police
$133,00011%
Interest on debt
$99,0008%
Administration & buildings
$76,0006%
Fire
$55,0005%
Parks & libraries
$5,000<1%
Other
$135,00011%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 37%
  • Fees & charges 25%
  • From the state 18%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Stewart

Full-time staff
3
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,300
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Public Schools

Stewart's K–12 school district, shared with Brookfield, Buffalo Lake, Hector, Hector, Martinsburg and Preston Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,933
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
446
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $16,933 per pupil, $9,682 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 Stewart pay

Typical tax bill
$2,192
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.75%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$125,400
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 Stewart's government

Town hall & decisions in Stewart →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Stewart

Stewart is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Stewart'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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