Town Hall · Molan

Molan, SD town hall & government

Molan spent $75,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $543 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Molan's money goes

Spent
$75,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$543
spending per person
Long-term debt
$15,000
$109 per resident
Roads & transportation
$58,00077%
Administration & buildings
$10,00013%
Other
$7,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 73%
  • From the state 27%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Molan

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Menno School District 33-2

Molan's K–12 school district, shared with Menno, Olivet, Sweet, Kassel, Jamesville and Wittenberg. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,122
South Dakota: $13,040
Students
262
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.6 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 $17,122 per pupil, $10,580 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 Molan: Freeman School District 33-1 ($14,182 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Molan pay

Typical tax bill
$2,406
a year · South Dakota typical $2,724
Effective rate
1.64%
of home value · South Dakota 1.06%
Typical home value
$146,900
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 Molan's government

Town hall & decisions in Molan →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Molan

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

All of Molan'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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