Town Hall · Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, ND town hall & government

Grand Rapids spent $27,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $318 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Grand Rapids's money goes

Spent
$27,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$318
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$24,00089%
Fire
$1,0004%
Administration & buildings
$1,0004%
Other
$1,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • From the state 42%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Grand Rapids collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Grand Rapids

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time8 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

LaMoure Public School District 8

Grand Rapids's K–12 school district, shared with Berlin, Dean, Greenville, LaMoure, Pearl Lake and Ryan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,747
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
281
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$130,000
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $17,747 per pupil, $8,623 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 Grand Rapids pay

Typical tax bill
$907
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.55%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$165,600
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 Grand Rapids's government

Town hall & decisions in Grand Rapids →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grand Rapids

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

All of Grand Rapids'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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