Sales Tax Calculator, Dunn Center, ND

What shoppers pay in Dunn Center, ND

Dunn Center is a smaller North Dakota community, with roughly 227 residents. North Dakota charges a 5.00% state sales tax, and counties, cities and special districts add their own levies on top. Across the state those local add-ons average 1.96%, bringing the typical combined rate to 6.96%.

Census figures (ACS 5-Year 2023) put median household income in Dunn Center at $96,042, or about $1,847 a week. At the state's typical combined rate, a $500 purchase adds $34.80 in tax, and a $2,000 one adds $139.20. That larger figure works out to roughly 8% of a week's median household income here, which is why timing a big appliance or furniture purchase around a sales tax holiday can be worth the wait.

One caveat matters before you budget from these numbers. The 6.96% above is a statewide average, not a rate we can confirm for a specific Dunn Center address. Because special districts draw their own boundaries, two addresses a few streets apart can fall under different combined rates. For a purchase where the difference matters, check the rate lookup published by the North Dakota revenue department for the exact delivery address. Groceries are exempt in North Dakota, so a weekly food shop is not affected.