Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Property Tax Bills in South Dakota
The smallest annual property tax bills in the country in dollar terms. Low home values do most of the work here, so a low bill is not the same thing as a low rate.
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South Dakota ranked
| # | County | Annual tax | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oglala Lakota County | $199 | $45,600 | 0.436% |
| 2 | Ziebach County | $595 | $101,700 | 0.585% |
| 3 | Buffalo County | $843 | $108,000 | 0.781% |
| 4 | Faulk County | $946 | $124,100 | 0.762% |
| 5 | Mellette County | $963 | $63,000 | 1.529% |
| 6 | Corson County | $987 | $73,800 | 1.337% |
| 7 | Todd County | $1,006 | $45,200 | 2.226% |
| 8 | Dewey County | $1,009 | $75,400 | 1.338% |
| 9 | Jerauld County | $1,212 | $127,000 | 0.954% |
| 10 | McPherson County | $1,218 | $78,400 | 1.554% |
| 11 | Tripp County | $1,237 | $137,100 | 0.902% |
| 12 | Miner County | $1,264 | $114,100 | 1.108% |
| 13 | Campbell County | $1,266 | $87,900 | 1.440% |
| 14 | Haakon County | $1,297 | $153,200 | 0.847% |
| 15 | Marshall County | $1,336 | $147,200 | 0.908% |
| 16 | Jones County | $1,357 | $117,100 | 1.159% |
| 17 | Hand County | $1,373 | $152,100 | 0.903% |
| 18 | Clark County | $1,392 | $141,900 | 0.981% |
| 19 | Aurora County | $1,393 | $129,000 | 1.080% |
| 20 | Perkins County | $1,405 | $105,900 | 1.327% |
| 21 | Edmunds County | $1,417 | $163,600 | 0.866% |
| 22 | Gregory County | $1,419 | $129,000 | 1.100% |
| 23 | Bennett County | $1,424 | $138,600 | 1.027% |
| 24 | Harding County | $1,460 | $156,400 | 0.934% |
| 25 | Roberts County | $1,460 | $139,100 | 1.050% |
| 26 | Douglas County | $1,466 | $125,000 | 1.173% |
| 27 | Deuel County | $1,477 | $180,100 | 0.820% |
| 28 | Bon Homme County | $1,499 | $120,300 | 1.246% |
| 29 | Grant County | $1,527 | $179,400 | 0.851% |
| 30 | Spink County | $1,539 | $117,400 | 1.311% |
| 31 | Lyman County | $1,581 | $156,500 | 1.010% |
| 32 | Kingsbury County | $1,588 | $159,600 | 0.995% |
| 33 | Day County | $1,598 | $155,100 | 1.030% |
| 34 | Hyde County | $1,650 | $134,500 | 1.227% |
| 35 | Potter County | $1,663 | $121,300 | 1.371% |
| 36 | Sully County | $1,697 | $198,700 | 0.854% |
| 37 | Brule County | $1,744 | $205,500 | 0.849% |
| 38 | Sanborn County | $1,750 | $138,500 | 1.264% |
| 39 | Hutchinson County | $1,793 | $160,500 | 1.117% |
| 40 | Charles Mix County | $1,823 | $169,200 | 1.077% |
| 41 | Walworth County | $1,866 | $130,000 | 1.435% |
| 42 | Fall River County | $1,876 | $176,300 | 1.064% |
| 43 | Beadle County | $1,879 | $178,400 | 1.053% |
| 44 | Hanson County | $1,973 | $192,400 | 1.025% |
| 45 | Turner County | $2,072 | $199,000 | 1.041% |
| 46 | McCook County | $2,133 | $217,300 | 0.982% |
| 47 | Butte County | $2,197 | $207,700 | 1.058% |
| 48 | Moody County | $2,231 | $206,300 | 1.081% |
| 49 | Hamlin County | $2,264 | $207,700 | 1.090% |
| 50 | Codington County | $2,310 | $218,000 | 1.060% |
| 51 | Yankton County | $2,347 | $208,200 | 1.127% |
| 52 | Davison County | $2,361 | $190,000 | 1.243% |
| 53 | Stanley County | $2,423 | $169,900 | 1.426% |
| 54 | Lake County | $2,463 | $231,000 | 1.066% |
| 55 | Hughes County | $2,526 | $221,100 | 1.142% |
| 56 | Custer County | $2,549 | $327,200 | 0.779% |
| 57 | Brown County | $2,553 | $212,900 | 1.199% |
| 58 | Lawrence County | $2,671 | $310,800 | 0.859% |
| 59 | Brookings County | $2,795 | $246,300 | 1.135% |
| 60 | Meade County | $2,840 | $274,800 | 1.033% |
| 61 | Clay County | $2,879 | $221,800 | 1.298% |
| 62 | Union County | $2,997 | $269,500 | 1.112% |
| 63 | Pennington County | $3,049 | $270,400 | 1.128% |
| 64 | Minnehaha County | $3,090 | $266,600 | 1.159% |
| 65 | Lincoln County | $3,822 | $323,500 | 1.181% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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