Town Hall · Belford

Belford, SD town hall & government

Belford spent $61,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $649 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Belford's money goes

Spent
$61,000
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$649
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$53,00087%
Fire
$3,0005%
Administration & buildings
$3,0005%
Other
$2,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 68%
  • From the state 32%

Belford didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Plankinton School District 01-1

Belford's K–12 school district, shared with Firesteel, Hopper, Plankinton, Plankinton, Palatine and Bristol. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,296
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
297
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 49%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $16,296 per pupil, $11,333 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 Belford pay

Typical tax bill
$1,925
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
0.86%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$222,900
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 Belford's government

Town hall & decisions in Belford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Belford

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

All of Belford'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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