South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Beadle County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Beadle County pays $1,900 a year, an effective rate of 1.09%, modestly below the U.S. average.
- $1,900
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.09%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -5%
- vs U.S. average
- #26 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in Beadle County pay a median $1,900 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.09%, more affordable than 29% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,900
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.09%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2220 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -5%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($175,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 19,309. Owner-occupied homes: 5,494.
The median annual property tax in Beadle County is $1,900, which is 30% lower than the South Dakota state average and 5% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.09% on a median home value of $175,100. Property taxes represent 2.8% of the median household income in this county.
Beadle County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Beadle County's 1.09% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 29%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the South Dakota median
Homeowners in Beadle County pay a median annual property tax of $1,900, modestly below the national median and well below the South Dakota state median. On a $175,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.09% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of South Dakota counties by effective rate
Beadle County ranks #26 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (61% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Beadle County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $67,681 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Beadle County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Beadle County rose 44.8%, from $120,900 to $175,100. The effective rate fell 19.5% over the same span, a steeper move than in 81% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 16.6%, to $1,900. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $1,630 to $1,900, a gain of 17%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 1,383 of 5,494 owner-occupied homes (25.2%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 2.8% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Beadle County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Beadle County homeowners, 1,383 of 5,494 owner-occupied homes (25.2%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 10.6% (582)
- $800 to $1,499 25.2% (1,383)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.7% (919)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.4% (1,176)
- $3,000 or more 24.4% (1,340)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
94 homes here (1.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how South Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Beadle County, mortgaged homeowners pay 21% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Beadle County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Beadle County's effective rate is higher than 61% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #26 of 66.
Where Beadle County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.09% more affordable than 29% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as South Dakota, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 3% of the South Dakota median, yet the median bill runs 30% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,900 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Beadle County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Beadle County | South Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.8% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Beadle County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Dakota counties.
Beadle County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,900 +1.1% | 1.09% |
| 2023 | $1,879 +6.2% | 1.05% |
| 2022 | $1,769 +7.5% | 1.16% |
| 2021 | $1,645 +0.9% | 1.37% |
| 2020 | $1,630 | 1.35% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Beadle County: tax-to-income at 2.8%
Counties near Beadle County's effective rate
On effective rate, Beadle County sits nearest Washington County (PA), Susquehanna County (PA), Clearfield County (PA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Towns County (GA), Centre County (PA), Washington County (PA).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Beadle County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 170 of 8,630 returns from Beadle County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,541 - 35% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in South Dakota
Beadle County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Beadle County?
- Beadle County, South Dakota scores D (40/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is housing pressure at B- (2.59×). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Beadle County, South Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Beadle County is $1,900, an effective rate of 1.09% on a $175,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Beadle County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Beadle County run modestly below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.09% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Beadle County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Beadle County climbed 16.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,630 to $1,900, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Beadle County?
- Property taxes in Beadle County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $67,681 median household income.
What to do with Beadle County's PAR rate
Inside South Dakota, Beadle County's $1,900 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. South Dakota overview →
Beadle County ranks #26 of 66 South Dakota counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. South Dakota overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Beadle County's PAR effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.09%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,900/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Beadle County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Beadle County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
San Miguel County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Beadle County at $1,900/yr; rate 0.26% vs Beadle County 1.09%.
Wood County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Beadle County at $1,900/yr; rate 0.88% vs Beadle County 1.09%.
Camp County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,901/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.10% vs Beadle County 1.09%.
Chaffee County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,901/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.29% vs Beadle County 1.09%.
South Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published South Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Beadle County stamps PAR · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Beadle County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.