Town Hall · Melrose

Melrose, ND town hall & government

Melrose spent $64,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,778 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Melrose's money goes

Spent
$64,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,778
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$55,00086%
Administration & buildings
$4,0006%
Other
$5,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 66%
  • From the state 29%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Melrose

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.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hope-Page Public School District 85

Melrose's K–12 school district, shared with Ayr, Carpenter, Colgate, Hope, Hugo and Luverne. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,228
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
167
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 50%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $23,228 per pupil, $11,569 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 Melrose pay

Typical tax bill
$683
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.36%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$187,500
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 Melrose's government

Town hall & decisions in Melrose →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Melrose

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

All of Melrose'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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