Town Hall · Hillsboro

Hillsboro, ND town hall & government

Hillsboro spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,558 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hillsboro's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,558
typical North Dakota cities: $2,864
Long-term debt
$278,000
$168 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.6 million99%
Interest on debt
$6,000<1%
Fire
$2,000<1%
Administration & buildings
$2,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$2,000<1%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From the federal government 78%
  • From the state 9%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Property taxes 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Hillsboro

Full-time staff
9
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,400
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Hillsboro didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hillsboro Public School District 9

Hillsboro's K–12 school district, shared with Eldorado, Herberg, Hillsboro, Bloomfield, Caledonia and Elm River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,120
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
493
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,120 per pupil, $8,444 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 Hillsboro pay

Typical tax bill
$1,997
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
1.14%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$174,800
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 Hillsboro's government

🏛️ Official websitehillsborond.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hillsboro →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hillsboro

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

All of Hillsboro'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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