SDSouth Dakota rankings

Towns with the lowest property taxes in South Dakota

Ranked by the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners actually pay (the tax rate column is that bill divided by the median home value). 37 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

South Dakota · Lowest property tax

Watertown ranks #9 of 37

$2,285/yr median yearly property-tax bill · Visit Watertown →

1 Winner $1,236/yr Home value $106,100 2 Milbank $1,630/yr Home value $155,000 3 Sisseton $1,747/yr Home value $109,200

#TownMedian tax billHome valueTax rate

Winner2,905 people $1,236/yr $106,100 1.16%

2 Milbank3,525 people $1,630/yr $155,000 1.05%

3 Sisseton2,670 people $1,747/yr $109,200 1.60%

Lead3,006 people $1,864/yr $189,400 0.98%

Huron14,385 people $1,926/yr $159,000 1.21%

6 Mobridge2,932 people $1,996/yr $136,800 1.46%

Hot Springs3,548 people $2,262/yr $202,600 1.12%

8 Belle Fourche5,804 people $2,266/yr $222,500 1.02%

Watertown23,044 people $2,285/yr $229,400 1.00%

Canton3,033 people $2,434/yr $191,400 1.27%

Madison6,094 people $2,444/yr $193,100 1.27%

Mitchell15,649 people $2,482/yr $192,200 1.29%

13 Chamberlain2,588 people $2,498/yr $224,300 1.11%

14 Yankton15,540 people $2,507/yr $222,700 1.13%

15 Blackhawk2,934 people $2,546/yr $273,300 0.93%

Rapid Valley6,975 people $2,612/yr $255,500 1.02%

17 Pierre13,948 people $2,632/yr $230,700 1.14%

North Sioux City3,045 people $2,645/yr $269,800 0.98%

19 Aberdeen28,189 people $2,719/yr $217,300 1.25%

20 Brookings23,948 people $3,097/yr $265,500 1.17%

Spearfish12,930 people $3,183/yr $346,200 0.92%

22 Vermillion11,878 people $3,214/yr $219,000 1.47%

Sturgis7,086 people $3,222/yr $271,200 1.19%

Rapid City77,946 people $3,251/yr $299,400 1.09%

Sioux Falls201,469 people $3,389/yr $292,400 1.16%

Elk Point2,537 people $3,470/yr $248,500 1.40%

Harrisburg8,519 people $3,637/yr $312,200 1.16%

Dell Rapids3,905 people $3,748/yr $301,700 1.24%

Hartford3,478 people $3,757/yr $257,700 1.46%

Brandon10,996 people $3,886/yr $336,600 1.15%

Box Elder12,902 people $4,019/yr $302,100 1.33%

Tea6,786 people $4,166/yr $351,100 1.19%

Summerset3,022 people $4,204/yr $368,300 1.14%

34 Colonial Pine Hills2,609 people $4,653/yr $406,500 1.14%

35 Split RockMinnehaha County · 3,143 people $4,741/yr $499,600 0.95%

36 Big SiouxUnion County · 4,917 people $5,567/yr $502,200 1.11%

37 Dakota Dunes3,936 people $6,105/yr $565,600 1.08%

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners actually pay (the tax rate column is that bill divided by the median home value). The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for South Dakota as a whole is $2,724/yr.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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