Town Hall · Lien

Lien, SD town hall & government

Lien spent $81,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $633 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lien's money goes

Spent
$81,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$633
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Other
$81,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lien

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Sisseton School District 54-2

Lien's K–12 school district, shared with Bossko, Claire City, Dry Wood Lake, Dumarce, Easter and Enterprise. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,637
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
970
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 30%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 53%

Of the $14,637 per pupil, $7,575 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 Lien pay

Typical tax bill
$1,432
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724

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 Lien's government

Town hall & decisions in Lien →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lien

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

All of Lien'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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