Town Hall · Avon

Avon, SD town hall & government

Avon spent $451,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $772 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Avon's government.

Town budget

Where Avon's money goes

Spent
$451,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$772
typical South Dakota cities: $2,121
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$2,543 per resident
Parks & libraries
$98,00022%
Water & other utilities
$85,00019%
Administration & buildings
$83,00018%
Roads & transportation
$83,00018%
Sewer & trash
$55,00012%
Police
$44,00010%
Fire
$3,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 70%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Avon

Full-time staff
4
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Avon School District 04-1

Avon's K–12 school district, shared with Lone Tree and Rouse. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,433
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
231
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal

  • Local 44%
  • State 46%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $15,433 per pupil, $8,883 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Avon pay

Typical tax bill
$2,023
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
1.88%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$107,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Avon's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofavon.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Avon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Avon

Avon is represented in Congress by Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds and Representative Dusty Johnson. Larry Rhoden is governor.

All of Avon's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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