Property taxes in South Dakota
At $2,485, the median annual property tax bill in South Dakota is 31% below the national figure of $3,580, ranking 28 of 52, with Lincoln County the highest county at $3,651.
Two houses with the same price can carry very different tax bills. That gap is decided county by county.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | $3,651 | 1.25% of value |
| 2 | Minnehaha County | $2,940 | 1.19% of value |
| 3 | Pennington County | $2,916 | 1.18% of value |
| 4 | Union County | $2,880 | 1.13% of value |
| 5 | Meade County | $2,746 | 1.09% of value |
| 6 | Clay County | $2,717 | 1.30% of value |
| 7 | Brookings County | $2,662 | 1.17% of value |
| 8 | Lawrence County | $2,605 | 0.97% of value |
| 9 | Brown County | $2,498 | 1.25% of value |
| 10 | Hughes County | $2,462 | 1.14% of value |
| 11 | Custer County | $2,439 | 0.83% of value |
| 12 | Stanley County | $2,348 | 1.38% of value |
| 13 | Lake County | $2,333 | 1.19% of value |
| 14 | Codington County | $2,290 | 1.11% of value |
| 15 | Davison County | $2,288 | 1.28% of value |
| 16 | Moody County | $2,194 | 1.13% of value |
| 17 | Yankton County | $2,165 | 1.14% of value |
| 18 | Hamlin County | $2,090 | 1.15% of value |
| 19 | Butte County | $1,996 | 1.06% of value |
| 20 | Turner County | $1,936 | 1.10% of value |
| 21 | McCook County | $1,927 | 1.04% of value |
| 22 | Hanson County | $1,858 | 1.08% of value |
| 23 | Walworth County | $1,775 | 1.53% of value |
| 24 | Beadle County | $1,769 | 1.16% of value |
| 25 | Fall River County | $1,759 | 1.11% of value |
| 26 | Hutchinson County | $1,734 | 1.21% of value |
| 27 | Brule County | $1,685 | 0.90% of value |
| 28 | Grant County | $1,673 | 0.99% of value |
| 29 | Charles Mix County | $1,658 | 1.02% of value |
| 30 | Sanborn County | $1,615 | 1.25% of value |
| 31 | Sully County | $1,575 | 0.83% of value |
| 32 | Potter County | $1,558 | 1.20% of value |
| 33 | Lyman County | $1,552 | 1.17% of value |
| 34 | Harding County | $1,538 | 1.20% of value |
| 35 | Kingsbury County | $1,500 | 1.00% of value |
| 36 | Day County | $1,485 | 1.10% of value |
| 37 | Deuel County | $1,473 | 0.83% of value |
| 38 | Hyde County | $1,472 | 1.51% of value |
| 39 | Bon Homme County | $1,470 | 1.30% of value |
| 40 | Spink County | $1,434 | 1.33% of value |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median real-estate tax bill shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
The effective rate we show is our own calculation: median real-estate taxes paid divided by median home value in the same place. It is a comparison tool, not a millage rate, and it does not account for exemptions, caps or assessment lags.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).