Timber Lake, SD town hall & government
Timber Lake spent $564,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,149 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Timber Lake's government.
Where Timber Lake's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 34%
- Utility sales 21%
- Fees & charges 19%
- Property taxes 14%
- From the state 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Timber Lake
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Timber Lake School District 20-3
Timber Lake's K–12 school district, shared with Isabel, Ridgeland and Pleasant Ridge. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal
- Local 15%
- State 27%
- Federal 58%
Of the $19,846 per pupil, $10,131 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.
Which schools Timber Lake kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Timber Lake pay
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.
Contact Timber Lake's government
Who represents Timber Lake
Timber Lake is represented in Congress by Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds and Representative Dusty Johnson. Larry Rhoden is governor.
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.