SOUTH DAKOTA PROPERTY TAX · 2026
South Dakota property tax calculator
South Dakota's effective property tax rate is 0.997%: owner-occupiers paid a median $2,724 a year on homes with a median value of $257,400. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $2,991.00 a year.
Property tax estimate
- Property tax a year
- $2,991.00
- A month
- $249.25
- Rate
- 0.997%, statewide
South Dakota property tax by county
| County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora County | 0.967% | $1,574 | $151,900 |
| Beadle County | 1.009% | $1,900 | $175,100 |
| Bennett County | 0.92% | $1,535 | $156,400 |
| Bon Homme County | 1.1% | $1,707 | $134,100 |
| Brookings County | 1.108% | $2,981 | $264,600 |
| Brown County | 1.069% | $2,598 | $221,100 |
| Brule County | 0.816% | $2,071 | $216,800 |
| Buffalo County | 0.2% | $473 | $117,800 |
| Butte County | 0.876% | $2,265 | $244,600 |
| Campbell County | 1.031% | $1,368 | $115,900 |
| Charles Mix County | 0.966% | $1,878 | $170,600 |
| Clark County | 0.755% | $1,389 | $158,400 |
| Clay County | 1.129% | $2,937 | $232,300 |
| Codington County | 0.965% | $2,308 | $237,700 |
| Corson County | 1.176% | $1,009 | $69,800 |
| Custer County | 0.711% | $2,879 | $372,100 |
| Davison County | 1.14% | $2,526 | $205,800 |
| Day County | 0.782% | $1,693 | $173,600 |
| Deuel County | 0.762% | $1,694 | $205,900 |
| Dewey County | 0.946% | $1,050 | $69,600 |
| Douglas County | 0.839% | $1,653 | $166,900 |
| Edmunds County | 0.805% | $1,313 | $163,300 |
| Fall River County | 1.03% | $1,940 | $193,200 |
| Faulk County | 0.746% | $916 | $147,500 |
| Grant County | 0.92% | $1,557 | $171,000 |
| Gregory County | 0.757% | $1,428 | $139,900 |
| Haakon County | 0.745% | $1,489 | $164,200 |
| Hamlin County | 1.015% | $2,313 | $208,600 |
| Hand County | 0.798% | $1,413 | $159,300 |
| Hanson County | 0.821% | $1,979 | $191,200 |
| Harding County | 0.976% | $1,863 | $166,100 |
| Hughes County | 1.026% | $2,659 | $242,000 |
| Hutchinson County | 0.907% | $1,867 | $163,000 |
| Hyde County | 1.033% | $1,743 | $181,600 |
| Jackson County | 0.687% | $760 | $117,300 |
| Jerauld County | 0.828% | $1,265 | $150,800 |
| Jones County | 0.992% | $1,313 | $139,600 |
| Kingsbury County | 0.933% | $1,704 | $169,500 |
| Lake County | 0.929% | $2,546 | $247,600 |
| Lawrence County | 0.769% | $2,744 | $346,500 |
| Lincoln County | 1.123% | $3,990 | $348,300 |
| Lyman County | 0.964% | $1,506 | $165,800 |
| Marshall County | 0.665% | $1,359 | $156,500 |
| McCook County | 0.92% | $2,444 | $230,100 |
| McPherson County | 1.102% | $1,323 | $85,600 |
| Meade County | 0.905% | $3,129 | $310,900 |
| Mellette County | 0.618% | $825 | $84,100 |
| Miner County | 0.699% | $1,306 | $142,600 |
| Minnehaha County | 1.065% | $3,281 | $287,600 |
| Moody County | 0.874% | $2,500 | $226,500 |
| Pennington County | 1% | $3,265 | $302,200 |
| Perkins County | 0.973% | $1,478 | $114,600 |
| Potter County | 1.23% | $1,717 | $121,300 |
| Roberts County | 0.687% | $1,492 | $154,500 |
| Sanborn County | 0.592% | $1,586 | $135,600 |
| Spink County | 0.982% | $1,584 | $123,300 |
| Stanley County | 1.111% | $2,679 | $203,500 |
| Sully County | 0.857% | $1,715 | $205,400 |
| Todd County | 0.741% | $975 | $53,900 |
| Tripp County | 0.689% | $1,262 | $132,900 |
| Turner County | 1.013% | $2,181 | $222,900 |
| Union County | 1.118% | $3,317 | $301,100 |
| Walworth County | 1.118% | $1,792 | $136,600 |
| Yankton County | 0.987% | $2,388 | $225,900 |
| Ziebach County | 0.625% | $613 | $99,600 |
South Dakota homestead exemption
- South Dakota's assessment freeze holds the assessed value of the home of an owner 65 or older or disabled, with household income up to $56,595 (one member) or $66,885 (more than one), on a home worth up to $514,500 unless it qualified before.
- South Dakota assesses property at 100% of fair market value.
This is the property tax homestead exemption, not the homestead exemption that protects a home from creditors in bankruptcy.
South Dakota property tax questions
How much is property tax in South Dakota?
South Dakota's effective property tax rate is 0.997%: owner-occupiers paid a median $2,724 a year on homes with a median value of $257,400. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $2,991.00 a year.
Which county in South Dakota has the highest property tax?
Potter County, with an effective rate of 1.23%; Buffalo County has the lowest, at 0.2%. On a $300,000 home that is $3,690.00 a year in Potter County and $600.00 in Buffalo County.
Does South Dakota have a homestead exemption?
South Dakota's assessment freeze holds the assessed value of the home of an owner 65 or older or disabled, with household income up to $56,595 (one member) or $66,885 (more than one), on a home worth up to $514,500 unless it qualified before. The calculator does not subtract it: the rates already reflect the exemptions owners received.
Why might a South Dakota tax bill differ from this estimate?
The rate is what owner-occupiers in South Dakota paid on average in 2020 through 2024, as a share of their homes' value. An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
What the calculator leaves out
- The rate is the total real estate tax owner-occupiers reported paying divided by the total value they reported for their homes, not a tax rate set by law.
- The rate already reflects the exemptions, caps and credits typical owner-occupiers received, so the calculator does not subtract a homestead exemption again.
- An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
- Survey estimates for small counties have wide margins of error.
Rates and medians are American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: taxes owners paid in those years, not 2026 bills.
Sources
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25090: aggregate real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25082: aggregate value of owner-occupied homes
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25103: median real estate taxes paid
- Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 table B25077: median home value
- South Dakota Department of Revenue: assessment freeze for the elderly and disabled
- South Dakota Codified Laws 10-6-119