Summit, MN town hall & government
Summit spent $202,000 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $470 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Summit's government.
Where Summit's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 76%
- From the state 23%
- Interest, fines & other 1%
Who works for Summit
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
NRHEG School District
Summit's K–12 school district, shared with Berlin, Ellendale, Geneva, Hartland, New Richland and New Richland. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal
- Local 24%
- State 68%
- Federal 8%
Of the $13,429 per pupil, $8,259 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 Summit: Blooming Prairie Public School District ($13,647 per pupil) · Owatonna Public School District ($15,325 per pupil).
Which schools Summit kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Summit pay
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.
Contact Summit's government
Who represents Summit
Summit is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Brad Finstad. Tim Walz is governor.
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.