Town Hall · Frontier

Frontier, ND town hall & government

Frontier spent $324,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,528 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Frontier's money goes

Spent
$324,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,528
typical North Dakota cities: $1,909
Long-term debt
$497,000
$2,344 per resident
Sewer & trash
$67,00021%
Police
$54,00017%
Roads & transportation
$47,00015%
Water & other utilities
$39,00012%
Parks & libraries
$22,0007%
Administration & buildings
$15,0005%
Fire
$12,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0002%
Interest on debt
$6,0002%
Health & welfare
$3,0001%
Other
$52,00016%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 28%
  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%

Frontier 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 Frontier

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Fargo Public School District 1

Frontier's K–12 school district, shared with Briarwood, North River, Prairie Rose, Stanley and Fargo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,846
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
11,484
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$91 million
at year end

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

  • Local 41%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $18,846 per pupil, $11,632 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 Frontier pay

Typical tax bill
$3,969
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
1.03%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$385,300
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 Frontier's government

Town hall & decisions in Frontier →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Frontier

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

All of Frontier'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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