Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Property Taxes in South Dakota
The counties where property tax takes the smallest share of a home's value. Several are in states with no income tax offset, and a handful are in Alaska boroughs where there is effectively no municipal levy at all.
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South Dakota ranked
| # | County | Effective rate | Median home | Annual tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oglala Lakota County | 0.436% | $45,600 | $199 |
| 2 | Ziebach County | 0.585% | $101,700 | $595 |
| 3 | Faulk County | 0.762% | $124,100 | $946 |
| 4 | Custer County | 0.779% | $327,200 | $2,549 |
| 5 | Buffalo County | 0.781% | $108,000 | $843 |
| 6 | Deuel County | 0.820% | $180,100 | $1,477 |
| 7 | Haakon County | 0.847% | $153,200 | $1,297 |
| 8 | Brule County | 0.849% | $205,500 | $1,744 |
| 9 | Grant County | 0.851% | $179,400 | $1,527 |
| 10 | Sully County | 0.854% | $198,700 | $1,697 |
| 11 | Lawrence County | 0.859% | $310,800 | $2,671 |
| 12 | Edmunds County | 0.866% | $163,600 | $1,417 |
| 13 | Tripp County | 0.902% | $137,100 | $1,237 |
| 14 | Hand County | 0.903% | $152,100 | $1,373 |
| 15 | Marshall County | 0.908% | $147,200 | $1,336 |
| 16 | Harding County | 0.934% | $156,400 | $1,460 |
| 17 | Jerauld County | 0.954% | $127,000 | $1,212 |
| 18 | Clark County | 0.981% | $141,900 | $1,392 |
| 19 | McCook County | 0.982% | $217,300 | $2,133 |
| 20 | Kingsbury County | 0.995% | $159,600 | $1,588 |
| 21 | Lyman County | 1.010% | $156,500 | $1,581 |
| 22 | Hanson County | 1.025% | $192,400 | $1,973 |
| 23 | Bennett County | 1.027% | $138,600 | $1,424 |
| 24 | Day County | 1.030% | $155,100 | $1,598 |
| 25 | Meade County | 1.033% | $274,800 | $2,840 |
| 26 | Turner County | 1.041% | $199,000 | $2,072 |
| 27 | Roberts County | 1.050% | $139,100 | $1,460 |
| 28 | Beadle County | 1.053% | $178,400 | $1,879 |
| 29 | Butte County | 1.058% | $207,700 | $2,197 |
| 30 | Codington County | 1.060% | $218,000 | $2,310 |
| 31 | Fall River County | 1.064% | $176,300 | $1,876 |
| 32 | Lake County | 1.066% | $231,000 | $2,463 |
| 33 | Charles Mix County | 1.077% | $169,200 | $1,823 |
| 34 | Aurora County | 1.080% | $129,000 | $1,393 |
| 35 | Moody County | 1.081% | $206,300 | $2,231 |
| 36 | Hamlin County | 1.090% | $207,700 | $2,264 |
| 37 | Gregory County | 1.100% | $129,000 | $1,419 |
| 38 | Miner County | 1.108% | $114,100 | $1,264 |
| 39 | Union County | 1.112% | $269,500 | $2,997 |
| 40 | Hutchinson County | 1.117% | $160,500 | $1,793 |
| 41 | Yankton County | 1.127% | $208,200 | $2,347 |
| 42 | Pennington County | 1.128% | $270,400 | $3,049 |
| 43 | Brookings County | 1.135% | $246,300 | $2,795 |
| 44 | Hughes County | 1.142% | $221,100 | $2,526 |
| 45 | Jones County | 1.159% | $117,100 | $1,357 |
| 46 | Minnehaha County | 1.159% | $266,600 | $3,090 |
| 47 | Douglas County | 1.173% | $125,000 | $1,466 |
| 48 | Lincoln County | 1.181% | $323,500 | $3,822 |
| 49 | Brown County | 1.199% | $212,900 | $2,553 |
| 50 | Hyde County | 1.227% | $134,500 | $1,650 |
| 51 | Davison County | 1.243% | $190,000 | $2,361 |
| 52 | Bon Homme County | 1.246% | $120,300 | $1,499 |
| 53 | Sanborn County | 1.264% | $138,500 | $1,750 |
| 54 | Clay County | 1.298% | $221,800 | $2,879 |
| 55 | Spink County | 1.311% | $117,400 | $1,539 |
| 56 | Perkins County | 1.327% | $105,900 | $1,405 |
| 57 | Corson County | 1.337% | $73,800 | $987 |
| 58 | Dewey County | 1.338% | $75,400 | $1,009 |
| 59 | Potter County | 1.371% | $121,300 | $1,663 |
| 60 | Stanley County | 1.426% | $169,900 | $2,423 |
| 61 | Walworth County | 1.435% | $130,000 | $1,866 |
| 62 | Campbell County | 1.440% | $87,900 | $1,266 |
| 63 | Mellette County | 1.529% | $63,000 | $963 |
| 64 | McPherson County | 1.554% | $78,400 | $1,218 |
| 65 | Todd County | 2.226% | $45,200 | $1,006 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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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