Marshall County Courthouse · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How is Britton run?
Britton’s city government spent $2.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,736 per resident. Water and other utilities ($301,000) and the airport ($37,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Britton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,736 per resident a year, or $4.76 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 25%.
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No comparison or trend for Britton yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Britton’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 and 2023 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 11 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $1,356 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.23% of the home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Britton’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Britton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Britton →
Who’s in charge in Britton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Britton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on brittonsouthdakota.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 110 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,214).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
Britton’s K–12 school district, shared with Dayton Township, Hamilton Township, Hecla, Hecla Township, Lake City and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,802 per pupil, $6,644 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Britton’s votes are counted by county
South Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Britton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Marshall County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.1%1,288 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.1%782 votesOthers: 1.8% (39 votes).
Most votes in Marshall County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Britton lies in Marshall County. Every 2024 race in Marshall County is on the county’s page.
Marshall County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Britton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: brittonsouthdakota.com ↗
- 2South Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3South Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Britton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Britton’s government
How much does Britton spend per resident?
About $1,736 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Britton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,356 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.23% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see brittonsouthdakota.com.
Who runs Britton’s government?
See brittonsouthdakota.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Britton yet.
How did Britton vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Britton alone. Marshall County, where 100% of Britton lies, voted Trump 61.1%, Harris 37.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Britton?
11 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $55,634 (about $667,608 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Britton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Michael Rohl) and State House District 1 (Logan Manhart and Nick Fosness). The House district also covers 150 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Britton’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →