Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home Outright in South Dakota
The counties where a paid-off house still costs the most to keep. For retirees on a fixed income this figure matters more than the purchase price, because it never goes away and it rises with assessments.
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South Dakota ranked
| # | County | Monthly if paid off | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | $957 | $323,500 | 1.181% |
| 2 | Custer County | $856 | $327,200 | 0.779% |
| 3 | Lawrence County | $845 | $310,800 | 0.859% |
| 4 | Pennington County | $824 | $270,400 | 1.128% |
| 5 | Minnehaha County | $823 | $266,600 | 1.159% |
| 6 | Union County | $819 | $269,500 | 1.112% |
| 7 | Meade County | $812 | $274,800 | 1.033% |
| 8 | Brookings County | $772 | $246,300 | 1.135% |
| 9 | Clay County | $747 | $221,800 | 1.298% |
| 10 | Lake County | $724 | $231,000 | 1.066% |
| 11 | Hughes County | $717 | $221,100 | 1.142% |
| 12 | Brown County | $708 | $212,900 | 1.199% |
| 13 | Codington County | $695 | $218,000 | 1.060% |
| 14 | Yankton County | $685 | $208,200 | 1.127% |
| 15 | McCook County | $679 | $217,300 | 0.982% |
| 16 | Hamlin County | $678 | $207,700 | 1.090% |
| 17 | Moody County | $673 | $206,300 | 1.081% |
| 18 | Butte County | $672 | $207,700 | 1.058% |
| 19 | Davison County | $663 | $190,000 | 1.243% |
| 20 | Turner County | $650 | $199,000 | 1.041% |
| 21 | Stanley County | $642 | $169,900 | 1.426% |
| 22 | Hanson County | $634 | $192,400 | 1.025% |
| 23 | Brule County | $632 | $205,500 | 0.849% |
| 24 | Sully County | $619 | $198,700 | 0.854% |
| 25 | Beadle County | $608 | $178,400 | 1.053% |
| 26 | Fall River County | $605 | $176,300 | 1.064% |
| 27 | Charles Mix County | $591 | $169,200 | 1.077% |
| 28 | Grant County | $580 | $179,400 | 0.851% |
| 29 | Hutchinson County | $577 | $160,500 | 1.117% |
| 30 | Deuel County | $576 | $180,100 | 0.820% |
| 31 | Kingsbury County | $559 | $159,600 | 0.995% |
| 32 | Lyman County | $555 | $156,500 | 1.010% |
| 33 | Day County | $554 | $155,100 | 1.030% |
| 34 | Edmunds County | $550 | $163,600 | 0.866% |
| 35 | Sanborn County | $546 | $138,500 | 1.264% |
| 36 | Harding County | $545 | $156,400 | 0.934% |
| 37 | Walworth County | $544 | $130,000 | 1.435% |
| 38 | Hyde County | $532 | $134,500 | 1.227% |
| 39 | Hand County | $532 | $152,100 | 0.903% |
| 40 | Haakon County | $527 | $153,200 | 0.847% |
| 41 | Marshall County | $522 | $147,200 | 0.908% |
| 42 | Roberts County | $522 | $139,100 | 1.050% |
| 43 | Clark County | $520 | $141,900 | 0.981% |
| 44 | Bennett County | $518 | $138,600 | 1.027% |
| 45 | Potter County | $516 | $121,300 | 1.371% |
| 46 | Gregory County | $506 | $129,000 | 1.100% |
| 47 | Douglas County | $504 | $125,000 | 1.173% |
| 48 | Aurora County | $504 | $129,000 | 1.080% |
| 49 | Bon Homme County | $501 | $120,300 | 1.246% |
| 50 | Tripp County | $501 | $137,100 | 0.902% |
| 51 | Spink County | $501 | $117,400 | 1.311% |
| 52 | Jerauld County | $486 | $127,000 | 0.954% |
| 53 | Jones County | $485 | $117,100 | 1.159% |
| 54 | Perkins County | $475 | $105,900 | 1.327% |
| 55 | Miner County | $474 | $114,100 | 1.108% |
| 56 | Faulk County | $460 | $124,100 | 0.762% |
| 57 | Campbell County | $440 | $87,900 | 1.440% |
| 58 | Buffalo County | $431 | $108,000 | 0.781% |
| 59 | McPherson County | $424 | $78,400 | 1.554% |
| 60 | Dewey County | $402 | $75,400 | 1.338% |
| 61 | Ziebach County | $402 | $101,700 | 0.585% |
| 62 | Corson County | $398 | $73,800 | 1.337% |
| 63 | Mellette County | $382 | $63,000 | 1.529% |
| 64 | Todd County | $363 | $45,200 | 2.226% |
| 65 | Oglala Lakota County | $296 | $45,600 | 0.436% |
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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Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home Outright across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in South Dakota