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Town Hall · Eagan

Eagan spent more per resident in 2022 than 67% of similar cities

Eagan’s city government spent $70 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,036 per resident. Water and other utilities ($9.7 million) are counted separately.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$70.0M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,036
In 2022: $961, more than 67% of 15 similar cities
Long-term debt
$36.4M
end of 2024, reported
City staff, 2025
318
full-time · 147 part-time · March payroll $2.9M
Typical tax bill
$3,826
0.96% of home value · MN 1.02%

What stands out about how Eagan is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends more than most similar citiesIn 2022: $961 per resident, more than 67% of 15 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer24% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan with 5 other towns.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Eagan’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

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Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,036 per resident a year, or $2.84 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 27%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 44%Fees & charges 24%From the state 11%Utility sales 10%Interest, fines & other 6%From the federal government 2%Other taxes & licenses 2%Sales taxes 1%From other local governments <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $23.5 million; interest on debt $1.1 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $104.3 million.
Compared with similar places

$961 per resident in 2022: more than 67% of them

Eagan’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($961 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 15 Minnesota cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $858, and the middle half spent $769–$980. Eagan spent more than 67% of them.

Middle half of the group, $769–$980Median $858Eagan

Includes sewer and trash ($8 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
15

Minnesota cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Eagan itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 10% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Eagan reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$63.4 million
2023$66.9 million
2024$70 million

Per resident: 2022: $961 · 2023: $974 · 2024: $1,036.

City staff
318

full-time in March 2025, up from 300 in 2022.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $3,826 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.96% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Mendota Heights$4,491
Bloomington$3,881
Eagan$3,826
Apple Valley$3,657
Inver Grove Heights$3,464
Burnsville$3,451
Minnesota$3,357
$3,826
typical bill a year
0.96%
effective rate
$397,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Eagan’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Eagan’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Eagan →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Eagan

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Eagan’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Eagan yet.
Who works for Eagan

One full-time city employee for every 212 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (67,534).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Parks & libraries42 + 144 pt
Police88
Fire48
Administration & buildings36 + 1 pt
Roads & transportation27 + 1 pt
Sewer & trash18
Housing & development9 + 1 pt
Water & other utilities7
Other43
318
full-time
147
part-time
$2.9M
payroll for March 2025
$35.1M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$106,100
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
73
sworn police officers
47
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Eagan had 4.5 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 10 of the 15 Minnesota cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 4.3: Eagan had more than 70% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Eagan’s K–12 school district, shared with Coates, Apple Valley, Rosemount, Empire, Inver Grove Heights. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Eagan →
$16,224
per pupil · MN $17,091
29,115
students
$416.5 million
long-term debt

Of the $16,224 per pupil, $11,130 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 32%State 64%Federal 5%

Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.

Also serving Eagan

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan · $17,619 per pupil

Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District · $19,166 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

Eagan’s votes are counted by county

Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Eagan alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dakota County’s results.

President · Dakota County’s results259,805 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat55.1%143,267 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican42.3%109,995 votes

Others: 2.5% (6,543 votes).

Most votes in Dakota County: Kamala D Harris

Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%

The county’s page

100% of Eagan lies in Dakota County. Every 2024 race in Dakota County is on the county’s page.

Dakota County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Eagan

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Eagan.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Minnesota HouseEagan is split between 3 districts
    Bianca VirnigLiz ReyerJohn Huot
  3. 3
    Minnesota SenateState senator
    Jim CarlsonErin Maye Quade
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Tim Walz
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Angie Craig
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota
    Amy KlobucharTina Smith
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Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Eagan compares with the towns next door

Eagan spent $961 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $649 to $1,567. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Bloomington: $1,567 per resident (2022)Inver Grove Heights: $1,000 per resident (2022)Apple Valley: $649 per resident (2022)Mendota Heights: $1,134 per resident (2022)Burnsville: $897 per resident (2022)BloomingtonInver Grove HeightsApple ValleyMendota HeightsBurnsvilleEagan
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Apple Valley$649$3,657
Burnsville$897$3,451
Inver Grove Heights$1,000$3,464
Mendota Heights$1,134$4,491
Bloomington$1,567$3,881
Eagan$961$3,826

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Eagan’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

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Questions about Eagan’s government

How much does Eagan spend per resident?

About $1,036 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $961 was more than 67% of 15 Minnesota cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Eagan?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,826 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.96% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.

Who runs Eagan’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Eagan yet.

How did Eagan vote in 2024?

Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Eagan alone. Dakota County, where 100% of Eagan lies, voted Harris 55.1%, Trump 42.3% for president; its page has every race.

How many people work for Eagan?

318 full-time and 147 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.9M (about $35.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Eagan in the state legislature?

Eagan is split among 3 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Minnesota Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Eagan?

The next posted meeting is City Council on Friday, November 20, at 6:00 pm in Eagan Municipal Center Building, from the city’s own agenda portal.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →