Taxes in West Fargo
West Fargo's tax picture combines North Dakota's genuinely low statewide income tax with a locally elevated property and sales tax rate this record discloses directly.
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Learn moreNorth Dakota's real, lightest-in-the-nation income tax
North Dakota's 2026 income tax runs a three-bracket structure (0%, 1.95%, 2.50% top marginal) -- multiple sources describe the 2.50% top rate as the lowest of any US state that levies an income tax at all.
A property tax rate above the Cass County average
Ownwell cited West Fargo's median effective property tax rate at approximately 1.31%, approximately 9% above Ownwell's own cited Cass County average of 1.20%, producing a typical annual bill of approximately $3,944 on a median $302,200 home.
A combined 8.0% sales tax rate
West Fargo's combined sales tax rate runs 8.0% (5% state + 0.5% Cass County + 2.5% West Fargo city) -- above North Dakota's own ~6.89% statewide combined average.
Key takeaways
- North Dakota's real 2.50% top marginal income tax rate is the lowest of any income-tax state.
- West Fargo's own effective property tax rate (~1.31%) runs above the Cass County average.
- The combined 8.0% sales tax rate runs above North Dakota's own statewide average.
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