How is Grass Range run?
Grass Range’s town government spent $48,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $421 per resident. Water and other utilities ($133,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Grass Range is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $421 per resident a year, or $1.15 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 29%.
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No comparison or trend for Grass Range yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Grass Range’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,087 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Grass Range’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Grass Range’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Grass Range →
Who’s in charge in Grass Range
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Grass Range Elementary School District
Grass Range’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,709 per pupil, $8,418 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Montana districts overall: 44% local, 39% state, 17% federal.
Grass Range High School District · $25,929 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Grass Range’s votes are counted by county
Montana reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Grass Range alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Fergus County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.0%4,965 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.7%1,522 votesOthers: 3.4% (225 votes).
Most votes in Fergus County: Donald J Trump
Montana: Trump 58.4%, Harris 38.5%
100% of Grass Range lies in Fergus County. Every 2024 race in Fergus County is on the county’s page.
Fergus County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Grass Range.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Montana HouseState representatives
- 3Montana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Montana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Grass Range’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Grass Range’s government
How much does Grass Range spend per resident?
About $421 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who runs Grass Range’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Grass Range yet.
How did Grass Range vote in 2024?
Montana counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Grass Range alone. Fergus County, where 100% of Grass Range lies, voted Trump 74.0%, Harris 22.7% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Grass Range in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Barry Usher) and State House District 37 (Shane Klakken). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Grass Range’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →