This South Dakota County Has Highest Property Tax In Whole State

South Dakota does not have a personal income tax but there are some really high property taxes. This South Dakota county has the highest in the whole state.

You might think the highest property taxes in South Dakota would be in Minnehaha County which is home to the state's largest city of Sioux Falls.

With close to 200,000 residents, Minnehaha County is the most populous county in South Dakota.

Including the state's largest city Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County has an average effective tax rate of 1.40%, slightly exceeding the statewide rate.

Homeowners in Minnehaha County paid an average of $2,829 per year.

Pennington County with the state's second largest town of Rapid City had an average property tax of $2,661 per home. 

The South Dakota county that pays the Highest Property Taxes is Lincoln County which pays an average of $3,557 per year.

This eastern South Dakota county has the highest property taxes in the state.

That is the average effective property tax rate is 1.48%.

Lincoln County reaches into Sioux Falls and also includes the cities of Harrisburg, Canton, Tea, and Worthing.

If you live in Lincoln County with an average of almost $4000.00 per year of property tax you are paying around $300.00 per month on your home.

That is on top of your mortgage and insurance payments.