Town Hall · Martin

Martin, SD town hall & government

Martin spent $2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,888 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Martin's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,888
typical South Dakota cities: $2,121
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$1,101 per resident
Roads & transportation
$424,00021%
Police
$381,00019%
Housing & development
$255,00013%
Water & other utilities
$254,00013%
Sewer & trash
$233,00012%
Parks & libraries
$179,0009%
Administration & buildings
$124,0006%
Fire
$48,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$33,0002%
Paid to other governments
$8,000<1%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Other
$51,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 27%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Utility sales 19%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • From the state 9%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Martin

Full-time staff
11
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bennett County School District 03-1

Martin's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,737
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
471
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 13%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 70%

Of the $16,737 per pupil, $8,618 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 Martin pay

Typical tax bill
$1,521
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
1.46%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$103,900
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 Martin's government

🏛️ Official websitemartinsd.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Martin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Martin

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

All of Martin'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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