Town Hall · Dunseith

Dunseith, ND town hall & government

Dunseith spent $662,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $862 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dunseith's money goes

Spent
$662,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$862
typical North Dakota cities: $1,909
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$186,00028%
Administration & buildings
$159,00024%
Sewer & trash
$107,00016%
Roads & transportation
$87,00013%
Water & other utilities
$40,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$38,0006%
Fire
$11,0002%
Other
$34,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 33%
  • Interest, fines & other 20%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dunseith

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
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. Dunseith didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dunseith Public School District 1

Dunseith's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,681
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
548
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$595,000
at year end

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

  • Local 7%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 51%

Of the $26,681 per pupil, $15,197 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 Dunseith pay

Typical tax bill
$730
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 Dunseith's government

🏛️ Official websitedunseithnd.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dunseith →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dunseith

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

All of Dunseith'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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