Town Hall · Ransom

Ransom, ND town hall & government

Ransom spent $34,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $654 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ransom's money goes

Spent
$34,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$654
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$29,00085%
Administration & buildings
$3,0009%
Other
$2,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 54%
  • Property taxes 46%
Schools · school year 2023–24

Sargent Central Public School District 6

Ransom's K–12 school district, shared with Brampton, Cayuga, Cogswell, Forman, Forman and Havana. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,328
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
192
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 52%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $22,328 per pupil, $9,286 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 Ransom pay

Typical tax bill
$2,286
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$333,300
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 Ransom's government

Town hall & decisions in Ransom →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ransom

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

All of Ransom'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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