Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY 4.0How is Flandreau run?
Flandreau’s city government spent $2.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $973 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.4 million) and the airport ($93,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Flandreau is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $973 per resident a year, or $2.67 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 36%.
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$839 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Flandreau’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($839 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 124 South Dakota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $747, and the middle half spent $370–$1,182. Flandreau spent more than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($416,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
South Dakota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Flandreau itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 18% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Flandreau reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $839 · 2023: $801 · 2024: $973.
full-time in March 2025, up from 18 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,153 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.43% 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 Flandreau’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 Flandreau’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Flandreau →
Who’s in charge in Flandreau
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Flandreau’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofflandreau.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 123 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,339).
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.
Flandreau School District 50-3
Flandreau’s K–12 school district, shared with Trent, Union Township, Ward, Flandreau Township, Spring Creek Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,234 per pupil, $6,721 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.
Flandreau’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 Flandreau alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Moody County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.8%2,068 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.0%1,052 votesOthers: 2.2% (69 votes).
Most votes in Moody County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Flandreau lies in Moody County. Every 2024 race in Moody County is on the county’s page.
Moody 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 Flandreau.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofflandreau.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 Flandreau’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Flandreau’s government
How much does Flandreau spend per resident?
About $973 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $839 was more than 58% of 124 South Dakota cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Flandreau?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,153 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.43% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofflandreau.com.
Who runs Flandreau’s government?
See cityofflandreau.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Flandreau yet.
How did Flandreau vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Flandreau alone. Moody County, where 100% of Flandreau lies, voted Trump 64.8%, Harris 33.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Flandreau?
19 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $101,124 (about $1.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Flandreau in the state legislature?
State Senate District 25 (Tom Pischke) and State House District 25 (Jon Hansen and Les Heinemann). The House district also covers 47 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Flandreau’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →