Town Hall · Bear Creek

Bear Creek, ND town hall & government

Bear Creek spent $79,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $473 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bear Creek's money goes

Spent
$79,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$473
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$72,00091%
Administration & buildings
$6,0008%
Other
$1,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 97%
  • From the state 2%
  • Property taxes 1%

Bear Creek didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bear Creek

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. Bear Creek didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oakes Public School District 41

Bear Creek's K–12 school district, shared with Clement, Denver, Divide, Hudson, Lovell and Ludden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,585
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
482
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$220,000
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $12,585 per pupil, $5,907 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 Bear Creek pay

Typical tax bill
$2,366
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.97%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$242,900
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 Bear Creek's government

Town hall & decisions in Bear Creek →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bear Creek

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

All of Bear Creek'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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