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Dunbar, ND town hall & government

Dunbar spent $50,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $521 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dunbar's money goes

Spent
$50,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$521
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$40,00080%
Administration & buildings
$2,0004%
Other
$8,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 62%
  • Interest, fines & other 21%
  • From the state 16%
Town workforce

Who works for Dunbar

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sargent Central Public School District 6

Dunbar's K–12 school district, shared with Brampton, Cayuga, Cogswell, Forman, Forman and Havana. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,328
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
192
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 52%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $22,328 per pupil, $9,286 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 Dunbar: Milnor Public School District 2 ($20,907 per pupil) · North Sargent Public School District 3 ($18,824 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Dunbar pay

Typical tax bill
$1,278
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$218,800
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 Dunbar's government

Town hall & decisions in Dunbar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dunbar

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

All of Dunbar'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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