Taxes in Grafton
Grafton's tax picture combines a genuinely elevated local effective property tax rate (by the city-specific citation this record uses as primary) with North Dakota's real, statewide light income tax structure.
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Learn moreA genuinely elevated property tax rate
Grafton's city-specific effective property tax rate ran approximately 1.87% per Ownwell, notably above the 1.02% national median and North Dakota's own ~0.99% statewide average.
A real, disclosed within-Ownwell discrepancy
A separate, Walsh-County-wide (rather than Grafton-city-specific) Ownwell citation put the rate notably lower, at approximately 0.97% -- a real, disclosed gap this record does not resolve.
North Dakota's genuinely light income tax
North Dakota's 3-bracket graduated income tax (0%, 1.95%, 2.50% top marginal for 2026) is described by multiple sources as the lowest top marginal income tax rate of any US state that levies one at all.
Key takeaways
- Grafton's city-specific effective property tax rate (~1.87%) runs notably above both national and North Dakota statewide averages.
- A real, disclosed discrepancy exists between this city-specific figure and a lower, Walsh-County-wide citation (0.97%).
- North Dakota's 2.50% top marginal income tax rate (2026) offers a real, partial offset.
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