Town Hall · Belford

Belford, ND town hall & government

Belford spent $45,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $378 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Belford's money goes

Spent
$45,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$378
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$41,00091%
Administration & buildings
$1,0002%
Paid to other governments
$1,0002%
Other
$2,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 53%
  • Property taxes 47%
Town workforce

Who works for Belford

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 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

Hankinson Public School District 8

Belford's K–12 school district, shared with Brightwood, Elma, Greendale, Hankinson, Mantador and Waldo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,193
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
243
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 47%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $16,193 per pupil, $9,070 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 Belford: Wahpeton Public School District 37 ($14,328 per pupil) · Lidgerwood Public School District 28 ($17,650 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Belford pay

Typical tax bill
$1,375
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.41%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$333,300
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 Belford's government

Town hall & decisions in Belford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belford

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

All of Belford'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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