Photo: No machine-readable author provided. The Moose assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Valley Springs run?
Valley Springs’ city government spent $462,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $630 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Valley Springs didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Valley Springs is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $630 per resident a year, or $1.73 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 34%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Valley Springs didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Valley Springs yet
Every year of Valley Springs’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,212 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.15% 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 Valley Springs’ 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 Valley Springs’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Valley Springs →
Who’s in charge in Valley Springs
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Valley Springs’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofvalleysprings.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 367 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (733).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Brandon Valley School District 49-2
Valley Springs’ K–12 school district, shared with Brandon, Valley Springs Township, Split Rock Township, Brandon Township, Red Rock Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,720 per pupil, $6,597 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.
Valley Springs’ votes are counted by county
South Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Valley Springs alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Minnehaha County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.2%51,842 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.5%39,923 votesOthers: 2.4% (2,221 votes).
Most votes in Minnehaha County: Donald J Trump
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Valley Springs lies in Minnehaha County. Every 2024 race in Minnehaha County is on the county’s page.
Minnehaha 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 Valley Springs.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofvalleysprings.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.
How Valley Springs compares with the towns next door
Valley Springs’ own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $397 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Springs Township | $397 | $2,810 |
| Red Rock Township | estimate | $4,409 |
| Valley Springs | estimate | $2,212 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Valley Springs’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Valley Springs’ government
How much does Valley Springs spend per resident?
About $630 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Valley Springs didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $545,000.
What is the property tax rate in Valley Springs?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,212 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.15% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofvalleysprings.com.
Who runs Valley Springs’ government?
See cityofvalleysprings.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Valley Springs yet.
How did Valley Springs vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Valley Springs alone. Minnehaha County, where 100% of Valley Springs lies, voted Trump 55.2%, Harris 42.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Valley Springs?
2 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $11,420 (about $137,040 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Valley Springs in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Steve Kolbeck) and State House District 2 (David Kull and John Sjaarda). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Valley Springs’ 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 (for Valley Springs, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →