Town Hall · Tuscarora

Tuscarora, ND town hall & government

Tuscarora spent $39,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $722 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Tuscarora's money goes

Spent
$39,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$722
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$31,00079%
Paid to other governments
$2,0005%
Other
$6,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 67%
  • From the state 33%

Tuscarora 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

Rugby Public School District 5

Tuscarora's K–12 school district, shared with Balta, Balta, Elverum, Jefferson, Knox and Meyer. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,799
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
617
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 45%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,799 per pupil, $7,981 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 Tuscarora pay

Typical tax bill
$2,432
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468

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 Tuscarora's government

Town hall & decisions in Tuscarora →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tuscarora

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

All of Tuscarora'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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