How is Rolla run?
Rolla’s city government spent $1.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,450 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Rolla didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Rolla is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,450 per resident a year, or $3.97 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Rolla didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Rolla yet
Every year of Rolla’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 10 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,690 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.12% 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 Rolla’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 Rolla’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rolla →
Who’s in charge in Rolla
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rolla’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ndrolla.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 108 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (1,186).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Mount Pleasant Public School District 4
Rolla’s K–12 school district, shared with Armourdale Township, Hansboro, Mount View Township, Picton Township, Rock Lake Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,226 per pupil, $11,218 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.
Rolla’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 Rolla alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rolette County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat63.0%2,567 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican35.0%1,427 votesOthers: 2.0% (81 votes).
Most votes in Rolette County: Kamala D Harris
North Dakota: Trump 67.0%, Harris 30.5%
100% of Rolla lies in Rolette County. Every 2024 race in Rolette County is on the county’s page.
Rolette 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 Rolla.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ndrolla.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.
Reach Rolla’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Rolla’s government
How much does Rolla spend per resident?
About $1,450 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Rolla didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Rolla?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,690 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.12% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.99% across North Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ndrolla.com.
Who runs Rolla’s government?
See ndrolla.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rolla yet.
How did Rolla vote in 2024?
North Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rolla alone. Rolette County, where 100% of Rolla lies, voted Harris 63.0%, Trump 35.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rolla?
11 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $53,362 (about $640,344 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rolla in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Richard Marcellais) and State House District 9 (Collette Brown and Jayme Davis). The House district also covers 50 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rolla’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 (for Rolla, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →