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Tioga, ND town hall & government

Tioga spent $8.6 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $4,194 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tioga's money goes

Spent
$8.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$4,194
typical North Dakota cities: $2,398
Long-term debt
$5 million
$2,446 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.1 million36%
Sewer & trash
$853,00010%
Parks & libraries
$742,0009%
Roads & transportation
$697,0008%
Health & welfare
$661,0008%
Police
$648,0007%
Administration & buildings
$476,0006%
Interest on debt
$153,0002%
Housing & development
$117,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$66,0001%
Fire
$19,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 62%
  • Sales taxes 20%
  • Utility sales 8%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tioga

Full-time staff
24
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Other
3 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Tioga Public School District 15

Tioga's K–12 school district, shared with Bicker, Dry Fork, Lindahl, Myrtle, Pleasant Valley and Sauk Valley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,689
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
543
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal

  • Local 76%
  • State 2%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $17,689 per pupil, $10,958 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 Tioga pay

Typical tax bill
$1,259
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.63%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$199,600
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 Tioga's government

🏛️ Official websitetiogand.net ↗
Town hall phone(701) 664-2807

Town hall & decisions in Tioga →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tioga

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

All of Tioga'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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