Town Hall · Primrose

Primrose, ND town hall & government

Primrose spent $41,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $554 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Primrose's money goes

Spent
$41,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$554
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$38,00093%
Administration & buildings
$2,0005%
Other
$1,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • From the state 45%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Primrose collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Primrose

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. Primrose didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

May-Port CG Public School District 14

Primrose's K–12 school district, shared with Clifford, Galesburg, Galesburg, Lindaas, Mayville and Norman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,734
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
511
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 53%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,734 per pupil, $8,094 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 Primrose pay

Typical tax bill
$2,281
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
3.34%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$68,200
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 Primrose's government

Town hall & decisions in Primrose →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Primrose

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

All of Primrose'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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