Town Hall · Bisbee

Bisbee, ND town hall & government

Bisbee spent $165,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,375 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Bisbee's money goes

Spent
$165,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,375
typical North Dakota cities: $1,909
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$67,00041%
Sewer & trash
$43,00026%
Roads & transportation
$31,00019%
Administration & buildings
$22,00013%
Other
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 31%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 17%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the state 11%
  • Property taxes 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bisbee

Full-time staff
2
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$23,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bisbee didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Star School District

Bisbee's K–12 school district, shared with Atkins, Cando, Cando, Crocus, Egeland and Gerrard. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,077
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 38%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,077 per pupil, $8,549 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 Bisbee pay

Typical tax bill
$400
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468

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 Bisbee's government

Town hall & decisions in Bisbee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bisbee

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

All of Bisbee'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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