Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0How is New Germany run?
New Germany’s city government spent $415,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $983 per resident. Water and other utilities ($170,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how New Germany is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $983 per resident a year, or $2.69 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 38%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$983 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
New Germany’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($983 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,112, and the middle half spent $740–$1,505. New Germany spent less than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($159,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; New Germany itself left out).
No trend yet
New Germany reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,183 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.23% 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 New Germany’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to New Germany’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in New Germany →
Who’s in charge in New Germany
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 422 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (422).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Waconia Public School District
New Germany’s K–12 school district, shared with St. Bonifacius, Waconia, Waconia Township, Laketown Township, Victoria and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,464 per pupil, $8,050 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.
New Germany’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for New Germany alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Carver County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.5%35,586 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.1%31,869 votesOthers: 2.5% (1,705 votes).
Most votes in Carver County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of New Germany lies in Carver County. Every 2024 race in Carver County is on the county’s page.
Carver 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 New Germany.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 New Germany compares with the towns next door
New Germany spent $983 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Camden Township | $342 | $3,585 |
| Hollywood Township | $466 | $3,458 |
| New Germany | $983 | $3,183 |
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 New Germany’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about New Germany’s government
How much does New Germany spend per resident?
About $983 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $983 was less than 62% of 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in New Germany?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,183 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.23% 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 New Germany’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for New Germany yet.
How did New Germany vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for New Germany alone. Carver County, where 100% of New Germany lies, voted Trump 51.5%, Harris 46.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for New Germany?
1 full-time and 29 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $14,906 (about $178,872 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents New Germany in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Glenn Gruenhagen) and State House District 17B (Bobbie Harder). The House district also covers 39 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about New Germany’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 →