South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Bennett County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Bennett County pays $1,535 a year, an effective rate of 0.98%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,535
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.98%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -23%
- vs U.S. average
- #41 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in Bennett County pay a median $1,535 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.98%, more affordable than 37% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,535
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.98%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1972 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -23%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($156,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 3,345. Owner-occupied homes: 563.
The median annual property tax in Bennett County is $1,535, which is 44% lower than the South Dakota state average and 23% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.98% on a median home value of $156,400. Property taxes represent 2.9% of the median household income in this county.
Bennett County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Bennett County's 0.98% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 37%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the South Dakota median
Homeowners in Bennett County pay a median annual property tax of $1,535, notably lower than the national median and well below the South Dakota state median. On a $156,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.98% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of South Dakota counties by effective rate
Bennett County ranks #41 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (38% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Bennett County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $53,750 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Bennett 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 Bennett County rose 56.4%, from $100,000 to $156,400. The effective rate fell 30.9% over the same span, a steeper move than in 98% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 8.0%, to $1,535. 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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,421 to $1,535, a change of 8%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 136 of 563 owner-occupied homes (24.2%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
This county earns in the bottom quarter of the country and taxes above the median rate, so the median bill absorbs 2.9% of median household income. The rate alone understates that; it is the pairing that matters.
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.
Paying off the mortgage changes the picture here
24.4% of Bennett County homes owned free and clear (107 of 438) report no property tax at all, against 19.2% of homes still carrying a mortgage. A reported zero is not proof of an exemption: it can equally mean a bill paid by another party, or a reporting artefact. But a gap this size is where age- and disability-based relief usually shows up, because those programmes reach owners who have finished paying.
What Bennett County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Bennett County homeowners, 136 of 563 owner-occupied homes (24.2%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 13.3% (75)
- $800 to $1,499 24.2% (136)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.6% (71)
- $2,000 to $2,999 10.8% (61)
- $3,000 or more 15.8% (89)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
131 homes here (23.3%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how South Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
Bennett County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Bennett County's effective rate is higher than 38% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #41 of 66.
Where Bennett County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.98% more affordable than 37% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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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 8% of the South Dakota median, yet the median bill runs 44% 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 $1,535 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Bennett County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Bennett County | South Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.9% | - | - |
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.
Bennett County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Dakota counties.
Bennett County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,535 +7.8% | 0.98% |
| 2023 | $1,424 +0.2% | 1.03% |
| 2022 | $1,421 -0.2% | 1.11% |
| 2021 | $1,424 +0.2% | 1.23% |
| 2020 | $1,421 | 1.42% |
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.
Bennett County: tax-to-income at 2.9%
Counties near Bennett County's effective rate
On effective rate, Bennett County sits nearest Somerset County (PA), Vinton County (OH), Miami County (OH).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Washington County (WI), Monroe County (PA), Tyler County (WV).
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
IRS county file: no disclosed Bennett County Schedule A rows
The IRS county file records no returns reporting real estate taxes on Schedule A for Bennett County. That is a limit of the published data rather than a finding about the county: county-level figures are withheld where the counts are too small to disclose safely, which is common in places with few filers. Roughly one county in sixteen is in this position, so the filer view available elsewhere on this site is simply not available here. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data.
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Bennett County rate FAQs
- How does Bennett County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Bennett County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.98% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Bennett County, South Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Bennett County is $1,535, an effective rate of 0.98% on a $156,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Bennett County?
- Bennett County, South Dakota scores D (44/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 4 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is bill size at C- ($1,535/yr). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Bennett County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Bennett County climbed 8.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,421 to $1,535, 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 Bennett County?
- Property taxes in Bennett County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $53,750 median household income.
What to do with Bennett County's UNDER rate
Inside South Dakota, Bennett County's $1,535 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. South Dakota overview →
Bennett County ranks #41 of 66 South Dakota counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. South Dakota overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Bennett County's UNDER 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: 0.98%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,535/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Bennett County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Bennett County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Gogebic County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bennett County at $1,535/yr; rate 1.43% vs Bennett County 0.98%.
Jones County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bennett County at $1,535/yr; rate 1.59% vs Bennett County 0.98%.
Gordon County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,537/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.69% vs Bennett County 0.98%.
Highland County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,533/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.91% vs Bennett County 0.98%.
South Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published South Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Bennett County stamps UNDER · 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 Bennett County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.