Town Hall · Cavalier

Cavalier, ND town hall & government

Cavalier spent $3.5 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $2,807 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cavalier's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,807
typical North Dakota cities: $2,398
Long-term debt
$4.6 million
$3,721 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.7 million48%
Sewer & trash
$434,00012%
Administration & buildings
$415,00012%
Police
$298,0009%
Parks & libraries
$244,0007%
Interest on debt
$193,0006%
Roads & transportation
$183,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,000<1%
Other
$43,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 56%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 3%
  • Property taxes 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Cavalier

Full-time staff
8
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
2 full-time2 part
Police
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Cavalier Public School District 6

Cavalier's K–12 school district, shared with Akra, Canton City (Hensel), Hamilton, Hamilton, Cavalier and Advance. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,662
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
399
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $13,662 per pupil, $8,511 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 Cavalier pay

Typical tax bill
$1,454
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.85%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$170,400
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 Cavalier's government

🏛️ Official websitecavaliernd.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cavalier →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cavalier

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

All of Cavalier'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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