Town Hall · Christine

Christine, ND town hall & government

Christine spent $95,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $562 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Christine's money goes

Spent
$95,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$562
typical North Dakota cities: $1,909
Long-term debt
$115,000
$680 per resident
Water & other utilities
$40,00042%
Sewer & trash
$17,00018%
Administration & buildings
$13,00014%
Roads & transportation
$11,00012%
Parks & libraries
$6,0006%
Other
$8,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 34%
  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From the state 10%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Christine

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
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

Richland Public School District 44

Christine's K–12 school district, shared with Abercrombie, Abercrombie, Colfax, Eagle, Nansen and Colfax. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,526
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
306
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $14,526 per pupil, $8,422 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 Christine pay

Typical tax bill
$2,857
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.86%
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 Christine's government

Town hall & decisions in Christine →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Christine

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

All of Christine'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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