Highest property taxes in South Dakota: Census estimated rates
Ordered by median annual taxes paid divided by median home value. These are survey estimates, not local statutory tax rates.
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South Dakota county ranking
65 counties with usable estimates. Ties use FIPS order; rankings use unrounded ratios. Small displayed differences may reflect rounding or survey error.
| Rank | County | Estimated effective rate | Median home value | Median annual taxes paid | Owner-occupied units | Census sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd County, SD | 1.81% | $53,900 | $975 | 1,179 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 2 | McPherson County, SD | 1.55% | $85,600 | $1,323 | 744 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 3 | Dewey County, SD | 1.51% | $69,600 | $1,050 | 1,036 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 4 | Corson County, SD | 1.45% | $69,800 | $1,009 | 667 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 5 | Potter County, SD | 1.42% | $121,300 | $1,717 | 869 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 6 | Stanley County, SD | 1.32% | $203,500 | $2,679 | 1,072 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 7 | Walworth County, SD | 1.31% | $136,600 | $1,792 | 1,841 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 8 | Perkins County, SD | 1.29% | $114,600 | $1,478 | 1,026 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 9 | Spink County, SD | 1.28% | $123,300 | $1,584 | 1,808 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 10 | Bon Homme County, SD | 1.27% | $134,100 | $1,707 | 1,946 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 11 | Clay County, SD | 1.26% | $232,300 | $2,937 | 2,819 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 12 | Davison County, SD | 1.23% | $205,800 | $2,526 | 5,470 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 13 | Campbell County, SD | 1.18% | $115,900 | $1,368 | 575 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 14 | Brown County, SD | 1.18% | $221,100 | $2,598 | 11,014 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 15 | Sanborn County, SD | 1.17% | $135,600 | $1,586 | 744 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 16 | Lincoln County, SD | 1.15% | $348,300 | $3,990 | 19,861 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 17 | Hutchinson County, SD | 1.15% | $163,000 | $1,867 | 2,247 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 18 | Minnehaha County, SD | 1.14% | $287,600 | $3,281 | 53,507 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 19 | Brookings County, SD | 1.13% | $264,600 | $2,981 | 7,896 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 20 | Harding County, SD | 1.12% | $166,100 | $1,863 | 381 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 21 | Hamlin County, SD | 1.11% | $208,600 | $2,313 | 1,799 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 22 | Moody County, SD | 1.10% | $226,500 | $2,500 | 1,880 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 23 | Union County, SD | 1.10% | $301,100 | $3,317 | 5,343 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 24 | Charles Mix County, SD | 1.10% | $170,600 | $1,878 | 2,193 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 25 | Hughes County, SD | 1.10% | $242,000 | $2,659 | 5,221 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 26 | Beadle County, SD | 1.09% | $175,100 | $1,900 | 5,494 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 27 | Pennington County, SD | 1.08% | $302,200 | $3,265 | 32,125 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 28 | McCook County, SD | 1.06% | $230,100 | $2,444 | 1,765 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 29 | Yankton County, SD | 1.06% | $225,900 | $2,388 | 7,046 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 30 | Aurora County, SD | 1.04% | $151,900 | $1,574 | 774 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 31 | Hanson County, SD | 1.04% | $191,200 | $1,979 | 1,012 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 32 | Lake County, SD | 1.03% | $247,600 | $2,546 | 3,482 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 33 | Gregory County, SD | 1.02% | $139,900 | $1,428 | 1,234 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 34 | Meade County, SD | 1.01% | $310,900 | $3,129 | 8,727 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 35 | Kingsbury County, SD | 1.01% | $169,500 | $1,704 | 1,733 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 36 | Fall River County, SD | 1.00% | $193,200 | $1,940 | 2,631 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 37 | Douglas County, SD | 0.99% | $166,900 | $1,653 | 873 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 38 | Bennett County, SD | 0.98% | $156,400 | $1,535 | 563 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 39 | Mellette County, SD | 0.98% | $84,100 | $825 | 387 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 40 | Turner County, SD | 0.98% | $222,900 | $2,181 | 2,817 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 41 | Day County, SD | 0.98% | $173,600 | $1,693 | 1,768 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 42 | Codington County, SD | 0.97% | $237,700 | $2,308 | 8,747 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 43 | Roberts County, SD | 0.97% | $154,500 | $1,492 | 2,580 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 44 | Hyde County, SD | 0.96% | $181,600 | $1,743 | 420 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 45 | Brule County, SD | 0.96% | $216,800 | $2,071 | 1,493 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 46 | Tripp County, SD | 0.95% | $132,900 | $1,262 | 1,545 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 47 | Jones County, SD | 0.94% | $139,600 | $1,313 | 261 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 48 | Butte County, SD | 0.93% | $244,600 | $2,265 | 3,279 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 49 | Miner County, SD | 0.92% | $142,600 | $1,306 | 790 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 50 | Grant County, SD | 0.91% | $171,000 | $1,557 | 2,291 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 51 | Lyman County, SD | 0.91% | $165,800 | $1,506 | 831 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 52 | Haakon County, SD | 0.91% | $164,200 | $1,489 | 544 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 53 | Hand County, SD | 0.89% | $159,300 | $1,413 | 920 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 54 | Clark County, SD | 0.88% | $158,400 | $1,389 | 1,036 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 55 | Marshall County, SD | 0.87% | $156,500 | $1,359 | 1,326 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 56 | Jerauld County, SD | 0.84% | $150,800 | $1,265 | 660 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 57 | Sully County, SD | 0.83% | $205,400 | $1,715 | 464 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 58 | Deuel County, SD | 0.82% | $205,900 | $1,694 | 1,452 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 59 | Edmunds County, SD | 0.80% | $163,300 | $1,313 | 1,322 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 60 | Lawrence County, SD | 0.79% | $346,500 | $2,744 | 7,846 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 61 | Custer County, SD | 0.77% | $372,100 | $2,879 | 3,809 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 62 | Jackson County, SD | 0.65% | $117,300 | $760 | 559 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 63 | Faulk County, SD | 0.62% | $147,500 | $916 | 686 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 64 | Ziebach County, SD | 0.62% | $99,600 | $613 | 420 | Value / Tax / Units |
| 65 | Buffalo County, SD | 0.40% | $117,800 | $473 | 267 | Value / Tax / Units |
1 counties excluded from the ranking
At least one median is missing or bounded; no precise ratio is shown.
| County | Estimated effective rate | Median home value | Median annual taxes paid | Owner-occupied units | Census sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Unavailable | $52,900 | Unavailable | 1,504 | Value / / Units |
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