Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0How is Spring Park run?
Spring Park’s city government spent $2.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,346 per resident. Water and other utilities ($482,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Spring Park is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,346 per resident a year, or $3.69 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 31%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,172 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Spring Park’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,172 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 $1,111, and the middle half spent $740–$1,505. Spring Park spent more than 54% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($557,000), 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; Spring Park itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 10% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Spring Park 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: $1,172 · 2023: $1,346. Per resident it went from $1,172 to $1,346 (up 15%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,761 to 1,684.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $5,484 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.83% 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 Spring Park’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 Spring Park’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Spring Park →
Who’s in charge in Spring Park
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Spring Park’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.spring-park.mn.us ↗.
Westonka Public School District
Spring Park’s K–12 school district, shared with Mound, Minnetrista. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,358 per pupil, $10,311 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.
Spring Park’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Spring Park alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hennepin County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat69.8%502,710 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican27.4%197,244 votesOthers: 2.8% (20,219 votes).
Most votes in Hennepin County: Kamala D Harris
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of Spring Park lies in Hennepin County. Every 2024 race in Hennepin County is on the county’s page.
Hennepin 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 Spring Park.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.spring-park.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 Spring Park compares with the towns next door
Spring Park spent $1,172 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,074 to $1,328. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Spring Park’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Spring Park’s government
How much does Spring Park spend per resident?
About $1,346 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 $1,172 was more than 54% of 619 Minnesota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Spring Park?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,484 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.83% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Minnesota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.spring-park.mn.us.
Who runs Spring Park’s government?
See ci.spring-park.mn.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Spring Park yet.
How did Spring Park vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Spring Park alone. Hennepin County, where 100% of Spring Park lies, voted Harris 69.8%, Trump 27.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Spring Park?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $17,045 (about $204,540 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Spring Park in the state legislature?
State Senate District 45 (Ann Johnson Stewart) and State House District 45A (Andrew Myers). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Spring Park’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 →