Emily and Stephen Schumacher House · Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0St. Peter spent more per resident in 2022 than 84% of similar cities
St. Peter’s city government spent $17.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,451 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($65.9 million) and water utilities ($15.7 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how St. Peter is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,451 per resident a year, or $3.98 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 25%.
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$1,288 per resident in 2022: more than 84% of them
St. Peter’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,288 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–$1,214. St. Peter spent more than 84% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.8 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 →
Minnesota cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; St. Peter itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 14% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years St. Peter 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: $1,288 · 2023: $1,397 · 2024: $1,451.
full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), up from 82 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 $2,942 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.17% 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 St. Peter’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 St. Peter’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in St. Peter →
Who’s in charge in St. Peter
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 140 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
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 (12,156).
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.
St. Peter Public School District
St. Peter’s K–12 school district, shared with Kasota, Kasota Township, Traverse Township, Oshawa Township, Lake Prairie Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,337 per pupil, $9,860 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.
St. Peter’s votes are counted by county
Minnesota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for St. Peter alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Nicollet County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.1%9,540 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.6%9,441 votesOthers: 2.2% (436 votes).
Most votes in Nicollet County: Donald J Trump
Minnesota: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.7%
100% of St. Peter lies in Nicollet County. Every 2024 race in Nicollet County is on the county’s page.
Nicollet 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 St. Peter.
- 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 St. Peter compares with the towns next door
St. Peter spent $1,288 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Traverse Township | $142 | $3,429 |
| Kasota Township | $167 | $3,766 |
| Oshawa Township | $345 | $4,060 |
| Kasota | $992 | $1,469 |
| St. Peter | $1,288 | $2,942 |
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 St. Peter’s government
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Questions about St. Peter’s government
How much does St. Peter spend per resident?
About $1,451 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. St. Peter also runs a hospital ($65.9 million), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,288 was more than 84% of 51 Minnesota cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in St. Peter?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,942 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.17% 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 St. Peter’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for St. Peter yet.
How did St. Peter vote in 2024?
Minnesota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for St. Peter alone. Nicollet County, where 100% of St. Peter lies, voted Trump 49.1%, Harris 48.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for St. Peter?
87 full-time and 135 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 139 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $1.9M (about $23.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents St. Peter in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Nick Frentz) and State House District 18A (Erica Schwartz). The House district also covers 22 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →