Photo: Matt Lewis · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Elko New Market run?
Elko New Market’s city government spent $4.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $960 per resident. Water and other utilities ($1.3 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Elko New Market is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $960 per resident a year, or $2.63 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 25%.
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$934 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Elko New Market’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($934 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 133 Minnesota cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,081, and the middle half spent $815–$1,405. Elko New Market spent less than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.3 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 →
Minnesota cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Elko New Market itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 7% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Elko New Market reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $934 · 2023: $960.
full-time in March 2025, up from 32 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $4,601 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.06% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Elko New Market’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 Elko New Market’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Elko New Market →
Who’s in charge in Elko New Market
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Elko New Market’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.enm.mn.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 140 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (4,917).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Lakeville Public School District
Elko New Market’s K–12 school district, shared with Lakeville, New Market Township, Credit River, Eureka Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,782 per pupil, $9,612 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.
Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal.
New Prague Area Schools · $12,371 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Elko New Market’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Elko New Market alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Scott County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican53.1%47,837 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.6%40,214 votesOthers: 2.3% (2,090 votes).
Most votes in Scott County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Elko New Market lies in Scott County. Every 2024 race in Scott County is on the county’s page.
Scott County’s 2024 results →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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Elko New Market.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.enm.mn.us ↗
- 2Minnesota HouseState representatives
- 3Minnesota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Minnesota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Elko New Market’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Elko New Market’s government
How much does Elko New Market spend per resident?
About $960 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $934 was less than 62% of 133 Minnesota cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Elko New Market?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,601 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.06% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.enm.mn.us.
Who runs Elko New Market’s government?
See ci.enm.mn.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Elko New Market yet.
How did Elko New Market vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Elko New Market alone. Scott County, where 100% of Elko New Market lies, voted Trump 53.1%, Harris 44.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Elko New Market?
35 full-time and 27 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $189,635 (about $2.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Elko New Market in the state legislature?
State Senate District 57 (Zach Duckworth) and State House District 57A (Jon Koznick). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Elko New Market’s government
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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 →