South Dakota property tax rates
Homeowners in South Dakota typically pay about 1.06% of their home's value in property tax each year — the 18th highest effective rate of the 50 states and DC.
Typical effective rate
1.06%
13% above the U.S. median
Median tax paid
$2,724
per year
Median home value
$257,400
Counties covered
66
66 with a rate
Within South Dakota, the effective rate ranges from 1.81% in Todd County down to 0.38% in Oglala Lakota County. Use the estimator to turn a home value into an approximate bill.
Official South Dakota resource: South Dakota Dept. of Revenue — Property Tax. For a specific parcel, use the local county assessor.
All South Dakota counties
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| In-state | County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Aurora County | 1.04% | $1,574 | $151,900 |
| 26 | Beadle County | 1.09% | $1,900 | $175,100 |
| 38 | Bennett County | 0.98% | $1,535 | $156,400 |
| 10 | Bon Homme County | 1.27% | $1,707 | $134,100 |
| 19 | Brookings County | 1.13% | $2,981 | $264,600 |
| 14 | Brown County | 1.18% | $2,598 | $221,100 |
| 45 | Brule County | 0.96% | $2,071 | $216,800 |
| 65 | Buffalo County ± | 0.40% | $473 | $117,800 |
| 48 | Butte County | 0.93% | $2,265 | $244,600 |
| 13 | Campbell County | 1.18% | $1,368 | $115,900 |
| 24 | Charles Mix County | 1.10% | $1,878 | $170,600 |
| 54 | Clark County | 0.88% | $1,389 | $158,400 |
| 11 | Clay County | 1.26% | $2,937 | $232,300 |
| 42 | Codington County | 0.97% | $2,308 | $237,700 |
| 4 | Corson County | 1.45% | $1,009 | $69,800 |
| 61 | Custer County | 0.77% | $2,879 | $372,100 |
| 12 | Davison County | 1.23% | $2,526 | $205,800 |
| 41 | Day County | 0.98% | $1,693 | $173,600 |
| 58 | Deuel County | 0.82% | $1,694 | $205,900 |
| 3 | Dewey County | 1.51% | $1,050 | $69,600 |
| 37 | Douglas County | 0.99% | $1,653 | $166,900 |
| 59 | Edmunds County | 0.80% | $1,313 | $163,300 |
| 36 | Fall River County | 1.00% | $1,940 | $193,200 |
| 63 | Faulk County | 0.62% | $916 | $147,500 |
| 50 | Grant County | 0.91% | $1,557 | $171,000 |
| 33 | Gregory County | 1.02% | $1,428 | $139,900 |
| 52 | Haakon County | 0.91% | $1,489 | $164,200 |
| 21 | Hamlin County | 1.11% | $2,313 | $208,600 |
| 53 | Hand County | 0.89% | $1,413 | $159,300 |
| 31 | Hanson County | 1.03% | $1,979 | $191,200 |
| 20 | Harding County | 1.12% | $1,863 | $166,100 |
| 25 | Hughes County | 1.10% | $2,659 | $242,000 |
| 17 | Hutchinson County | 1.15% | $1,867 | $163,000 |
| 44 | Hyde County | 0.96% | $1,743 | $181,600 |
| 62 | Jackson County ± | 0.65% | $760 | $117,300 |
| 56 | Jerauld County | 0.84% | $1,265 | $150,800 |
| 47 | Jones County ± | 0.94% | $1,313 | $139,600 |
| 35 | Kingsbury County | 1.01% | $1,704 | $169,500 |
| 32 | Lake County | 1.03% | $2,546 | $247,600 |
| 60 | Lawrence County | 0.79% | $2,744 | $346,500 |
| 16 | Lincoln County | 1.15% | $3,990 | $348,300 |
| 51 | Lyman County | 0.91% | $1,506 | $165,800 |
| 55 | Marshall County | 0.87% | $1,359 | $156,500 |
| 28 | McCook County | 1.06% | $2,444 | $230,100 |
| 2 | McPherson County | 1.55% | $1,323 | $85,600 |
| 34 | Meade County | 1.01% | $3,129 | $310,900 |
| 39 | Mellette County | 0.98% | $825 | $84,100 |
| 49 | Miner County | 0.92% | $1,306 | $142,600 |
| 18 | Minnehaha County | 1.14% | $3,281 | $287,600 |
| 22 | Moody County | 1.10% | $2,500 | $226,500 |
| 66 | Oglala Lakota County | 0.38% | $199 | $52,900 |
| 27 | Pennington County | 1.08% | $3,265 | $302,200 |
| 8 | Perkins County | 1.29% | $1,478 | $114,600 |
| 5 | Potter County | 1.42% | $1,717 | $121,300 |
| 43 | Roberts County | 0.97% | $1,492 | $154,500 |
| 15 | Sanborn County | 1.17% | $1,586 | $135,600 |
| 9 | Spink County | 1.28% | $1,584 | $123,300 |
| 6 | Stanley County | 1.32% | $2,679 | $203,500 |
| 57 | Sully County | 0.83% | $1,715 | $205,400 |
| 1 | Todd County | 1.81% | $975 | $53,900 |
| 46 | Tripp County | 0.95% | $1,262 | $132,900 |
| 40 | Turner County | 0.98% | $2,181 | $222,900 |
| 23 | Union County | 1.10% | $3,317 | $301,100 |
| 7 | Walworth County | 1.31% | $1,792 | $136,600 |
| 29 | Yankton County | 1.06% | $2,388 | $225,900 |
| 64 | Ziebach County | 0.62% | $613 | $99,600 |
A ± mark means the county's survey estimate carries a wide margin of error (small number of owner-occupied homes). Figures are typical burdens, not statutory rates or individual bills.