Town Hall · Mission

Mission, ND town hall & government

Mission spent $12,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $10 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mission's money goes

Spent
$12,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$10
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$6,00050%
Administration & buildings
$3,00025%
Paid to other governments
$1,0008%
Other
$2,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 41%
  • Interest, fines & other 34%
  • Property taxes 24%
Town workforce

Who works for Mission

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

Warwick Public School District 29

Mission's K–12 school district, shared with Eddy, Warwick, Wood Lake, Warwick, Hillsdale and Minco. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,214
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
206
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 4%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 68%

Of the $28,214 per pupil, $14,495 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.

Also serving Mission: Devils Lake Public School District 1 ($15,334 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mission pay

Typical tax bill
$572
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.54%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$106,300
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 Mission's government

Town hall & decisions in Mission →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mission

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

All of Mission'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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