Casselton Commercial Historic District · Photo: Andrew Filer (afiler) · CC BY-SA 2.0How is Casselton run?
Casselton’s city government spent $2.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $987 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($548,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Casselton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $987 per resident a year, or $2.70 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 17%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$687 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Casselton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($687 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 157 North Dakota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $736, and the middle half spent $500–$1,012. Casselton spent less than 55% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($350,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
North Dakota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Casselton itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 43% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Casselton reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $687 · 2023: $987.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,995 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.08% of the home’s value, vs 0.99% across North Dakota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Casselton’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 Casselton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Casselton →
Who’s in charge in Casselton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Casselton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on casselton.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 410 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,459).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Central Cass Public School District 17
Casselton’s K–12 school district, shared with Amenia, Casselton Township, Everest Township, Walburg Township, Gill Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,630 per pupil, $6,361 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.
North Dakota districts overall: 40% local, 46% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Casselton’s votes are counted by county
North Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Casselton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cass County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.7%47,873 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.4%40,304 votesOthers: 2.9% (2,674 votes).
Most votes in Cass County: Donald J Trump
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Casselton lies in Cass County. Every 2024 race in Cass County is on the county’s page.
Cass 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 Casselton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: casselton.com ↗
- 2North Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3North Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Casselton compares with the towns next door
Casselton spent $687 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Everest Township | estimate | — |
| Casselton Township | estimate | — |
| Casselton | $687 | $2,995 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Casselton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Casselton’s government
How much does Casselton spend per resident?
About $987 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $687 was less than 55% of 157 North Dakota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Casselton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,995 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.08% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.99% across North Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see casselton.com.
Who runs Casselton’s government?
See casselton.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Casselton yet.
How did Casselton vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Casselton alone. Cass County, where 100% of Casselton lies, voted Trump 52.7%, Harris 44.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Casselton?
6 full-time and 14 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $33,371 (about $400,452 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Casselton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Mark Weber) and State House District 22 (Brandy Pyle and Jonathan Warrey). The House district also covers 54 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Casselton’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 →