Tax statements arriving to county property owners
Most levies down but tax may not be
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Minot property owners will find their property tax levy is slightly lower in the tax statements that are beginning to be delivered across Ward County. On the other hand, many owners also may find higher property assessments are raising their taxes, with those amounts varying across the city.
The median residential assessment in Minot rose 5.94%, to $214,000, in 2023.
The new consolidated levy of 365.4 mills for a city homeowner in Minot Public School District will generate a tax of about $1,644 per $100,000 of home value, which is slightly lower than $1,652 on $100,000 of home value in last year's tax statement. However, assuming a 5.94% increase in assessment on that $100,000 from 2022, the payment on that property would be $10 higher, or $1,654.
Holding down the increase is a lower school levy. Levies for the county, city and park district saw little change.
Minot homeowners in Nedrose School District will pay about $1,605 per $100,000 of home value, compared to about $1,614 last year. Minot homeowners in South Prairie School District will pay $1,650 per $100,000 of value, compared to about $1,645 last year. A 5.95% assessment increase on $100,000 adds about $10 to the tax in those districts, too.
Mill levy changes also are mixed in area communities.
A Berthold homeowner will pay $1,091 per $100,000, compared to $1,220 last year due to a lower school tax and significant reductions in city and ambulance district levies.
Burlington's levy also is down from $1,237 to $1,200, thanks largely to a significant reduction in the school levy.
Kenmare homeowners will pay $1,360 per $100,000, compared to $1,339, with the rise in the city levy exceeding the drop in the school levy.
Mill levies are up somewhat in Carpio, Donnybrook, Douglas, Ryder and Sawyer. They are down in Des Lacs, Makoti and Surrey.
Township mill levy changes also are mixed. The most significant changes are in Nedrose Township, between Minot and Surrey, and neighboring McKinley Township. Nedrose increased its levy by 81% and McKinley nearly doubled its levy. Levy increases beyond 18 mills require a vote of township residents.
Last June, the Ward County tax director's office reported a 4.66% change in total taxable value countywide, of which 3.8% reflected changes in existing assessments and 0.86% represented new properties. It also includes agricultural land, for which the average value per acre (crop and noncrop combined) is up 6.7%.
Ward County Tax Levies
Levy per $100K Change
Ward County 59.35 $267.43 $.036
State Medical School 1.00 $4.50 none
City of Minot 119.76 $538.92 $2.75
Minot Parks 48.30 $217.35 -$1.22
Minot Public Schools 139.69 $628.60 -$11.93
Nedrose Public School 131.06 $589.77 -$12.87
South Prairie School 140.96 $634.32 -$0.13
Source: Ward County Auditor/Treasurer's Office