Town Hall · Preston

Preston, ND town hall & government

Preston spent $53,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $716 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Preston's money goes

Spent
$53,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$716
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$38,00072%
Administration & buildings
$2,0004%
Paid to other governments
$1,0002%
Other
$12,00023%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 64%
  • From the state 26%
  • Property taxes 10%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Preston

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Preston didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Enderlin Area Public School District 24

Preston's K–12 school district, shared with Alice, Enderlin, Greene, Highland, Liberty and Moore. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,139
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
317
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 32%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 24%

Of the $16,139 per pupil, $9,442 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 Preston: Fort Ransom Public School District 6 ($34,250 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Preston pay

Typical tax bill
$1,429
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.43%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$329,400
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 Preston's government

Town hall & decisions in Preston →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Preston

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

All of Preston'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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