Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0How is Monticello run?
Monticello’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Monticello is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Monticello Public School District
Monticello’s K–12 school district, shared with Monticello Township, Silver Creek Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,758 per pupil, $11,650 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
$1,009 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Monticello’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,009 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 51 Minnesota cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $971, and the middle half spent $700–$1,242. Monticello spent more than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.7 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Monticello itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Monticello 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: $1,009 · 2024: $0.
full-time in March 2025, up from 50 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,773 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.86% 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 Monticello’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 Monticello’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Monticello →
Who’s in charge in Monticello
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Monticello’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.monticello.mn.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 290 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (14,804).
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.
Monticello’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Monticello alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Wright County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.5%57,211 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat34.3%30,883 votesOthers: 2.2% (1,947 votes).
Most votes in Wright County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Monticello lies in Wright County. Every 2024 race in Wright County is on the county’s page.
Wright 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 Monticello.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.monticello.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.
How Monticello compares with the towns next door
Monticello spent $1,009 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Big Lake Township | $122 | $4,145 |
| Becker Township | $125 | $3,806 |
| Monticello Township | $203 | $2,834 |
| Becker | $1,833 | $2,872 |
| Monticello | $1,009 | $2,773 |
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 Monticello’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Monticello’s government
How much does Monticello spend per resident?
About $0 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 $1,009 was more than 53% of 51 Minnesota cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Monticello?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,773 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.86% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.monticello.mn.us.
Who runs Monticello’s government?
See ci.monticello.mn.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Monticello yet.
How did Monticello vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Monticello alone. Wright County, where 100% of Monticello lies, voted Trump 63.5%, Harris 34.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Monticello?
51 full-time and 251 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $590,261 (about $7.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Monticello in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Mike Holmstrom) and State House District 29B (Marion Rarick). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Monticello’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →