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Aurora, ND town hall & government

Aurora spent $11,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $355 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Aurora's government.

Town budget

Where Aurora's money goes

Spent
$11,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$355
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$9,00082%
Administration & buildings
$1,0009%
Other
$1,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 74%
  • Property taxes 26%
Town workforce

Who works for Aurora

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Maddock Public School District 9

Aurora's K–12 school district, shared with Albert, Arne, Esmond, Hesper, Isabel and Maddock. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,326
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
132
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal

  • Local 44%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $20,326 per pupil, $9,311 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Aurora: Minnewaukan Public School District 5 ($35,617 per pupil) · Oberon Public School District 16 ($39,625 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Aurora pay

Typical tax bill
$1,583
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
1.41%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$112,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Aurora's government

Town hall & decisions in Aurora →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Aurora

Aurora is represented in Congress by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Representative Julie Fedorchak. Kelly Armstrong is governor.

All of Aurora's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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