Town Hall · Davis

Davis, SD town hall & government

Davis spent $22,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $253 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Davis's money goes

Spent
$22,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$253
typical South Dakota cities: $2,121
Long-term debt
$10,000
$115 per resident
Administration & buildings
$9,00041%
Roads & transportation
$7,00032%
Parks & libraries
$3,00014%
Police
$2,0009%
Health & welfare
$1,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 57%
  • Property taxes 29%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Davis

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Davis didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Viborg Hurley School District 60-6

Davis's K–12 school district, shared with Hurley, Swan Lake, Viborg, Hurley, Spring Valley and Daneville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,852
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
406
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 66%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $11,852 per pupil, $6,631 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 Davis pay

Typical tax bill
$1,000
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$95,000
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 Davis's government

Town hall & decisions in Davis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Davis

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

All of Davis'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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