South Dakota property tax by county
Typical rates and bills for every county, from the Census survey 2020-2024.
Property tax in South Dakota, in plain words
Homeowners in South Dakota pay a typical 1.06% of their home's value in property tax each year, above the national figure of 0.94%. On the median home, worth $257,400, that comes to about $2,724 a year. South Dakota ranks 18th highest of the 50 states and DC by rate.
Rates vary across the state. Todd County has the highest typical rate at 1.81%, and Oglala Lakota County the lowest at 0.38%. The table below lists every county, and each one has its own page with a calculator.
South Dakota has no broad state income tax. The state sales tax rate is 4.2%, and local sales taxes can add more. The typical property tax bill equals about 3.6% of median household income in South Dakota.
Every county in South Dakota
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| County | Typical rate | Typical bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora County | 1.04% | $1,574 | $151,900 |
| Beadle County | 1.08% | $1,900 | $175,100 |
| Bennett County | 0.98% | $1,535 | $156,400 |
| Bon Homme County | 1.27% | $1,707 | $134,100 |
| Brookings County | 1.13% | $2,981 | $264,600 |
| Brown County | 1.18% | $2,598 | $221,100 |
| Brule County | 0.95% | $2,071 | $216,800 |
| Buffalo County | 0.40% | $473 | $117,800 |
| Butte County | 0.93% | $2,265 | $244,600 |
| Campbell County | 1.18% | $1,368 | $115,900 |
| Charles Mix County | 1.10% | $1,878 | $170,600 |
| Clark County | 0.88% | $1,389 | $158,400 |
| Clay County | 1.26% | $2,937 | $232,300 |
| Codington County | 0.97% | $2,308 | $237,700 |
| Corson County | 1.45% | $1,009 | $69,800 |
| Custer County | 0.77% | $2,879 | $372,100 |
| Davison County | 1.23% | $2,526 | $205,800 |
| Day County | 0.97% | $1,693 | $173,600 |
| Deuel County | 0.82% | $1,694 | $205,900 |
| Dewey County | 1.51% | $1,050 | $69,600 |
| Douglas County | 0.99% | $1,653 | $166,900 |
| Edmunds County | 0.80% | $1,313 | $163,300 |
| Fall River County | 1.00% | $1,940 | $193,200 |
| Faulk County | 0.62% | $916 | $147,500 |
| Grant County | 0.91% | $1,557 | $171,000 |
| Gregory County | 1.02% | $1,428 | $139,900 |
| Haakon County | 0.91% | $1,489 | $164,200 |
| Hamlin County | 1.11% | $2,313 | $208,600 |
| Hand County | 0.89% | $1,413 | $159,300 |
| Hanson County | 1.03% | $1,979 | $191,200 |
| Harding County | 1.12% | $1,863 | $166,100 |
| Hughes County | 1.10% | $2,659 | $242,000 |
| Hutchinson County | 1.15% | $1,867 | $163,000 |
| Hyde County | 0.96% | $1,743 | $181,600 |
| Jackson County | 0.65% | $760 | $117,300 |
| Jerauld County | 0.84% | $1,265 | $150,800 |
| Jones County | 0.94% | $1,313 | $139,600 |
| Kingsbury County | 1.00% | $1,704 | $169,500 |
| Lake County | 1.03% | $2,546 | $247,600 |
| Lawrence County | 0.79% | $2,744 | $346,500 |
| Lincoln County | 1.15% | $3,990 | $348,300 |
| Lyman County | 0.91% | $1,506 | $165,800 |
| Marshall County | 0.87% | $1,359 | $156,500 |
| McCook County | 1.06% | $2,444 | $230,100 |
| McPherson County | 1.55% | $1,323 | $85,600 |
| Meade County | 1.01% | $3,129 | $310,900 |
| Mellette County | 0.98% | $825 | $84,100 |
| Miner County | 0.92% | $1,306 | $142,600 |
| Minnehaha County | 1.14% | $3,281 | $287,600 |
| Moody County | 1.10% | $2,500 | $226,500 |
| Oglala Lakota County | 0.38% | Under $200 | $52,900 |
| Pennington County | 1.08% | $3,265 | $302,200 |
| Perkins County | 1.29% | $1,478 | $114,600 |
| Potter County | 1.42% | $1,717 | $121,300 |
| Roberts County | 0.97% | $1,492 | $154,500 |
| Sanborn County | 1.17% | $1,586 | $135,600 |
| Spink County | 1.28% | $1,584 | $123,300 |
| Stanley County | 1.32% | $2,679 | $203,500 |
| Sully County | 0.83% | $1,715 | $205,400 |
| Todd County | 1.81% | $975 | $53,900 |
| Tripp County | 0.95% | $1,262 | $132,900 |
| Turner County | 0.98% | $2,181 | $222,900 |
| Union County | 1.10% | $3,317 | $301,100 |
| Walworth County | 1.31% | $1,792 | $136,600 |
| Yankton County | 1.06% | $2,388 | $225,900 |
| Ziebach County | 0.61% | $613 | $99,600 |