Town Hall · Eden

Eden, SD town hall & government

Eden spent $129,000 in the year to February 28, 2022, about $1,372 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Eden's money goes

Spent

$129,000

fiscal year to February 28, 2022

Per resident

$1,372

spending per person

Long-term debt

$104,000

$1,106 per resident

Roads & transportation

$106,00082%

Fire

$2,0002%

Other

$21,00016%

Where the money comes from

Fees & charges 73%
Interest, fines & other 20%
Other taxes & licenses 6%
From other local governments 1%

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Eden

Full-time staff

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. Eden didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Langford School District 45-5

Eden's K–12 school district, shared with Claremont, Eden, Hickman, Homer, Langford and Pierpont. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil

$14,231

South Dakota: $13,040

Students

247

in the whole district

Long-term debt

$2.1 million

at year end

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

Local 62%
State 26%
Federal 12%

Of the $14,231 per pupil, $8,802 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.

Also serving Eden: Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 ($11,802 per pupil) · Webster School District 18-5 ($11,995 per pupil).

Which schools Eden kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →

Property tax

What homeowners in Eden pay

Typical tax bill

$1,762

a year · South Dakota typical $2,724

Effective rate

0.68%

of home value · South Dakota 1.06%

Typical home value

$258,900

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 Eden's government

Town hall & decisions in Eden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Eden

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

All of Eden'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.