Town Hall · Lemmon

Lemmon, SD town hall & government

Lemmon spent $2.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,228 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Lemmon's money goes

Spent
$2.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,228
typical South Dakota cities: $2,121
Long-term debt
$536,000
$462 per resident
Roads & transportation
$624,00024%
Sewer & trash
$445,00017%
Water & other utilities
$372,00014%
Police
$300,00012%
Parks & libraries
$260,00010%
Administration & buildings
$211,0008%
Fire
$100,0004%
Health & welfare
$36,0001%
Interest on debt
$16,0001%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$220,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Utility sales 20%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Lemmon

Full-time staff
6
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Housing & development
2 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time5 part
Fire
0 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lemmon School District 52-4

Lemmon's K–12 school district, shared with Clark, De Witt, Flat Creek, Foster, Fredlund and Glendo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,432
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
292
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 61%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $13,432 per pupil, $7,459 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 Lemmon pay

Typical tax bill
$1,479
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
1.72%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$86,200
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 Lemmon's government

🏛️ Official websitelemmonsd.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Lemmon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lemmon

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

All of Lemmon'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.

You’re browsing

Lemmon

South Dakota · SD
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Lemmon is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01