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Beach, ND town hall & government

Beach spent $2.2 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,197 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Beach's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,197
typical North Dakota cities: $2,398
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$821,00038%
Roads & transportation
$536,00024%
Water & other utilities
$376,00017%
Administration & buildings
$224,00010%
Police
$133,0006%
Parks & libraries
$46,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$27,0001%
Fire
$20,0001%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 60%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Beach didn't report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Beach

Full-time staff
6
28 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,900
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time13 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Beach Public School District 3

Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Beach, Delhi, Elk Creek, Henry, Pearl and Saddle Butte. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,801
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
286
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 40%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $19,801 per pupil, $10,619 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$1,143
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$136,500
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 Beach's government

🏛️ Official websitebeachnd.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beach

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

All of Beach'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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