Same state, very different bills
On an identical $300,000 home, property tax in Todd County
runs $5,370 a year more than in
Oglala Lakota County, inside the same state.
65 counties
Cost to Own a Home in South Dakota
The average effective property tax rate across South Dakota is 1.094%, against a national median of 0.837%. Residential electricity averages 15.36¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.
Largest cities in South Dakota
City pages carry their own median home value and effective tax rate, which often differ from the county they sit in.
Sioux Falls$271,400Rapid City$270,000Aberdeen$205,500Brookings$243,600Watertown$212,300Mitchell$182,000Yankton$202,300Huron$164,700Pierre$219,500Spearfish$309,200Box Elder$271,800Vermillion$210,200Brandon$317,300Harrisburg$281,400Rapid Valley$226,300Sturgis$236,400Tea$305,300Madison$191,400Belle Fourche$188,800Dakota Dunes$495,000Dell Rapids$284,400Milbank$161,300Hot Springs$168,200Hartford$223,400Canton$191,000North Sioux City$234,500Lead$192,800Summerset$337,900Mobridge$122,000Winner$124,000Blackhawk$243,700Chamberlain$195,300Sisseton$111,900Lennox$210,800Fort Pierre$166,700Pine Ridge$45,000Beresford$219,800Elk Point$228,400Colonial Pine Hills$348,400Flandreau$130,800Volga$220,200Redfield$117,000North Spearfish$321,800Custer$229,500Springfield$126,800Parkston$145,500Webster$122,200Groton$173,000Rosebud$57,000Oglala$42,200Freeman$171,300Wagner$129,200Baltic$240,200Green Valley$232,100Eagle Butte$51,500North Eagle Butte$37,500Aurora$219,100Mission$56,900Miller$135,100Gettysburg$127,000
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Property tax exemptions in South Dakota, relief most homeowners never file for · Down payment help: the state-run programs buyers don't know exist.
Every county in South Dakota
| County | Tax rate | Median home | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | 1.159% | $266,600 | $3,090 |
| Pennington County | 1.128% | $270,400 | $3,049 |
| Lincoln County | 1.181% | $323,500 | $3,822 |
| Brown County | 1.199% | $212,900 | $2,553 |
| Brookings County | 1.135% | $246,300 | $2,795 |
| Meade County | 1.033% | $274,800 | $2,840 |
| Codington County | 1.060% | $218,000 | $2,310 |
| Lawrence County | 0.859% | $310,800 | $2,671 |
| Yankton County | 1.127% | $208,200 | $2,347 |
| Davison County | 1.243% | $190,000 | $2,361 |
| Beadle County | 1.053% | $178,400 | $1,879 |
| Hughes County | 1.142% | $221,100 | $2,526 |
| Union County | 1.112% | $269,500 | $2,997 |
| Clay County | 1.298% | $221,800 | $2,879 |
| Oglala Lakota County | 0.436% | $45,600 | $199 |
| Lake County | 1.066% | $231,000 | $2,463 |
| Butte County | 1.058% | $207,700 | $2,197 |
| Roberts County | 1.050% | $139,100 | $1,460 |
| Todd County | 2.226% | $45,200 | $1,006 |
| Charles Mix County | 1.077% | $169,200 | $1,823 |
| Turner County | 1.041% | $199,000 | $2,072 |
| Custer County | 0.779% | $327,200 | $2,549 |
| Grant County | 0.851% | $179,400 | $1,527 |
| Hutchinson County | 1.117% | $160,500 | $1,793 |
| Fall River County | 1.064% | $176,300 | $1,876 |
| Bon Homme County | 1.246% | $120,300 | $1,499 |
| Moody County | 1.081% | $206,300 | $2,231 |
| Hamlin County | 1.090% | $207,700 | $2,264 |
| Spink County | 1.311% | $117,400 | $1,539 |
| McCook County | 0.982% | $217,300 | $2,133 |
| Tripp County | 0.902% | $137,100 | $1,237 |
| Day County | 1.030% | $155,100 | $1,598 |
| Walworth County | 1.435% | $130,000 | $1,866 |
| Brule County | 0.849% | $205,500 | $1,744 |
| Dewey County | 1.338% | $75,400 | $1,009 |
| Kingsbury County | 0.995% | $159,600 | $1,588 |
| Marshall County | 0.908% | $147,200 | $1,336 |
| Deuel County | 0.820% | $180,100 | $1,477 |
| Edmunds County | 0.866% | $163,600 | $1,417 |
| Gregory County | 1.100% | $129,000 | $1,419 |
| Clark County | 0.981% | $141,900 | $1,392 |
| Corson County | 1.337% | $73,800 | $987 |
| Lyman County | 1.010% | $156,500 | $1,581 |
| Hanson County | 1.025% | $192,400 | $1,973 |
| Bennett County | 1.027% | $138,600 | $1,424 |
| Perkins County | 1.327% | $105,900 | $1,405 |
| Hand County | 0.903% | $152,100 | $1,373 |
| Stanley County | 1.426% | $169,900 | $2,423 |
| Douglas County | 1.173% | $125,000 | $1,466 |
| Aurora County | 1.080% | $129,000 | $1,393 |
| Potter County | 1.371% | $121,300 | $1,663 |
| Ziebach County | 0.585% | $101,700 | $595 |
| Sanborn County | 1.264% | $138,500 | $1,750 |
| Miner County | 1.108% | $114,100 | $1,264 |
| McPherson County | 1.554% | $78,400 | $1,218 |
| Faulk County | 0.762% | $124,100 | $946 |
| Mellette County | 1.529% | $63,000 | $963 |
| Jerauld County | 0.954% | $127,000 | $1,212 |
| Buffalo County | 0.781% | $108,000 | $843 |
| Haakon County | 0.847% | $153,200 | $1,297 |
| Campbell County | 1.440% | $87,900 | $1,266 |
| Sully County | 0.854% | $198,700 | $1,697 |
| Hyde County | 1.227% | $134,500 | $1,650 |
| Harding County | 0.934% | $156,400 | $1,460 |
| Jones County | 1.159% | $117,100 | $1,357 |