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Painted Woods, ND town hall & government

Painted Woods spent $38,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $311 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Painted Woods's money goes

Spent
$38,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$311
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$32,00084%
Administration & buildings
$4,00011%
Other
$2,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 90%
  • From the state 8%
  • Property taxes 2%

Painted Woods didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wilton Public School District 1

Painted Woods's K–12 school district, shared with Ecklund, Ghylin, Grass Lake, Regan, Wilson and Wilton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,447
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
284
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 44%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $14,447 per pupil, $6,937 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 Painted Woods pay

Typical tax bill
$1,667
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.44%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$378,600
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 Painted Woods's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Painted Woods

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

All of Painted Woods'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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