Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in South Dakota
Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.
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South Dakota ranked
| # | County | Utilities over tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oglala Lakota County | $204 | 0.436% | $45,600 |
| 2 | Ziebach County | $171 | 0.585% | $101,700 |
| 3 | Buffalo County | $150 | 0.781% | $108,000 |
| 4 | Faulk County | $142 | 0.762% | $124,100 |
| 5 | Mellette County | $141 | 1.529% | $63,000 |
| 6 | Corson County | $139 | 1.337% | $73,800 |
| 7 | Todd County | $137 | 2.226% | $45,200 |
| 8 | Dewey County | $137 | 1.338% | $75,400 |
| 9 | Jerauld County | $120 | 0.954% | $127,000 |
| 10 | McPherson County | $119 | 1.554% | $78,400 |
| 11 | Tripp County | $118 | 0.902% | $137,100 |
| 12 | Miner County | $115 | 1.108% | $114,100 |
| 13 | Campbell County | $115 | 1.440% | $87,900 |
| 14 | Haakon County | $113 | 0.847% | $153,200 |
| 15 | Marshall County | $109 | 0.908% | $147,200 |
| 16 | Jones County | $108 | 1.159% | $117,100 |
| 17 | Hand County | $106 | 0.903% | $152,100 |
| 18 | Clark County | $105 | 0.981% | $141,900 |
| 19 | Aurora County | $105 | 1.080% | $129,000 |
| 20 | Perkins County | $104 | 1.327% | $105,900 |
| 21 | Edmunds County | $103 | 0.866% | $163,600 |
| 22 | Gregory County | $103 | 1.100% | $129,000 |
| 23 | Bennett County | $102 | 1.027% | $138,600 |
| 24 | Roberts County | $99 | 1.050% | $139,100 |
| 25 | Harding County | $99 | 0.934% | $156,400 |
| 26 | Douglas County | $99 | 1.173% | $125,000 |
| 27 | Deuel County | $98 | 0.820% | $180,100 |
| 28 | Bon Homme County | $96 | 1.246% | $120,300 |
| 29 | Grant County | $94 | 0.851% | $179,400 |
| 30 | Spink County | $93 | 1.311% | $117,400 |
| 31 | Lyman County | $89 | 1.010% | $156,500 |
| 32 | Kingsbury County | $88 | 0.995% | $159,600 |
| 33 | Day County | $88 | 1.030% | $155,100 |
| 34 | Hyde County | $83 | 1.227% | $134,500 |
| 35 | Potter County | $82 | 1.371% | $121,300 |
| 36 | Sully County | $79 | 0.854% | $198,700 |
| 37 | Brule County | $75 | 0.849% | $205,500 |
| 38 | Sanborn County | $75 | 1.264% | $138,500 |
| 39 | Hutchinson County | $71 | 1.117% | $160,500 |
| 40 | Charles Mix County | $69 | 1.077% | $169,200 |
| 41 | Walworth County | $65 | 1.435% | $130,000 |
| 42 | Fall River County | $64 | 1.064% | $176,300 |
| 43 | Beadle County | $64 | 1.053% | $178,400 |
| 44 | Hanson County | $56 | 1.025% | $192,400 |
| 45 | Turner County | $48 | 1.041% | $199,000 |
| 46 | McCook County | $43 | 0.982% | $217,300 |
| 47 | Butte County | $38 | 1.058% | $207,700 |
| 48 | Moody County | $35 | 1.081% | $206,300 |
| 49 | Hamlin County | $32 | 1.090% | $207,700 |
| 50 | Codington County | $28 | 1.060% | $218,000 |
| 51 | Yankton County | $25 | 1.127% | $208,200 |
| 52 | Davison County | $24 | 1.243% | $190,000 |
| 53 | Stanley County | $19 | 1.426% | $169,900 |
| 54 | Lake County | $16 | 1.066% | $231,000 |
| 55 | Hughes County | $10 | 1.142% | $221,100 |
| 56 | Custer County | $8 | 0.779% | $327,200 |
| 57 | Brown County | $8 | 1.199% | $212,900 |
| 58 | Lawrence County | $-2 | 0.859% | $310,800 |
| 59 | Brookings County | $-12 | 1.135% | $246,300 |
| 60 | Meade County | $-16 | 1.033% | $274,800 |
| 61 | Clay County | $-19 | 1.298% | $221,800 |
| 62 | Union County | $-29 | 1.112% | $269,500 |
| 63 | Pennington County | $-33 | 1.128% | $270,400 |
| 64 | Minnehaha County | $-37 | 1.159% | $266,600 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | $-98 | 1.181% | $323,500 |
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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