Town Hall · Elm Tree

Elm Tree, ND town hall & government

Elm Tree spent $103,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $1,411 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Elm Tree's money goes

Spent
$103,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,411
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$52,00050%
Administration & buildings
$7,0007%
Fire
$6,0006%
Paid to other governments
$5,0005%
Other
$33,00032%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 86%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the state 4%

Elm Tree didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Elm Tree

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Elm Tree didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

McKenzie County Public School District 1

Elm Tree's K–12 school district, shared with Arnegard, Blue Butte, Grail, Hawkeye, Keene and Twin Valley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,581
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
2,105
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$41.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 76%
  • State 8%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $15,581 per pupil, $9,292 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 Elm Tree pay

Typical tax bill
$258
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.39%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$65,800
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 Elm Tree's government

Town hall & decisions in Elm Tree →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Elm Tree

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

All of Elm Tree'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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