Town Hall · Voltaire

Voltaire, ND town hall & government

Voltaire spent $8,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $182 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Voltaire's money goes

Spent
$8,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$182
typical North Dakota cities: $1,909
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$4,00050%
Fire
$2,00025%
Police
$1,00013%
Other
$1,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • From the state 46%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Voltaire

Full-time staff
0
7 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Velva Public School District 1

Voltaire's K–12 school district, shared with Bergen, Bjornson, Brown, Butte, Cottonwood Lake and Dogden. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,854
North Dakota: $16,642
Students
438
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$275,000
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,854 per pupil, $9,142 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 Voltaire pay

Typical tax bill
$1,283
a year · North Dakota typical $2,468
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · North Dakota 0.99%
Typical home value
$211,400
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 Voltaire's government

Town hall & decisions in Voltaire →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Voltaire

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

All of Voltaire'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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