Town Hall · Harvey

Harvey, ND town hall & government

Harvey spent $4.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,020 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Harvey's money goes

Spent
$4.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,020
typical North Dakota cities: $2,864
Long-term debt
$10.5 million
$6,489 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million25%
Roads & transportation
$992,00020%
Sewer & trash
$731,00015%
Housing & development
$456,0009%
Administration & buildings
$400,0008%
Police
$331,0007%
Parks & libraries
$286,0006%
Interest on debt
$160,0003%
Fire
$108,0002%
Health & welfare
$13,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,000<1%
Other
$176,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 30%
  • From the state 18%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Harvey

Full-time staff
14
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time5 part
Police
3 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time6 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Harvey Public School District 38

Harvey's K–12 school district, shared with Berlin, Bull Moose, Crystal Lake, Forward, Hagel and Hillsdale. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,038
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
393
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 38%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $17,038 per pupil, $9,992 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 Harvey pay

Typical tax bill
$2,041
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
1.72%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$118,500
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 Harvey's government

🏛️ Official websiteharveynd.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Harvey →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Harvey

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

All of Harvey'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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