Town Hall · Utica

Utica, MN town hall & government

Utica spent $131,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $476 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Utica's money goes

Spent
$131,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$476
typical Minnesota cities: $2,225
Long-term debt
$109,000
$396 per resident
Water & other utilities
$36,00027%
Administration & buildings
$20,00015%
Roads & transportation
$19,00015%
Police
$19,00015%
Parks & libraries
$13,00010%
Fire
$6,0005%
Interest on debt
$5,0004%
Health & welfare
$2,0002%
Sewer & trash
$2,0002%
Other
$9,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 38%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • From the state 21%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Utica

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

St. Charles Public School District

Utica's K–12 school district, shared with St. Charles, Elba, Saratoga, St. Charles, Elba and Quincy. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,599
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
968
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 72%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $12,599 per pupil, $8,134 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 Utica pay

Typical tax bill
$1,708
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$188,400
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 Utica's government

Town hall & decisions in Utica →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Utica

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

All of Utica'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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