South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Bon Homme County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Bon Homme County pays $1,707 a year, an effective rate of 1.27%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,707
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.27%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -14%
- vs U.S. average
- #10 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in Bon Homme County pay a median $1,707 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.27%, more affordable than 20% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,707
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.27%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2505 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -14%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($134,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 7,044. Owner-occupied homes: 1,946.
The median annual property tax in Bon Homme County is $1,707, which is 37% lower than the South Dakota state average and 14% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.27% on a median home value of $134,100. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Bon Homme County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Bon Homme County's 1.27% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 20%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the South Dakota median
Homeowners in Bon Homme County pay a median annual property tax of $1,707, notably lower than the national median and well below the South Dakota state median. On a $134,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.27% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among South Dakota counties by effective rate
Bon Homme County ranks #10 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (85% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Bon Homme County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $64,435 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Bon Homme 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 Bon Homme County rose 50.7%, from $89,000 to $134,100. The effective rate fell 19.1% over the same span, a steeper move than in 79% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 21.9%, to $1,707. 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 $1,400 to $1,707, a gain of 22%. 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 480 of 1,946 owner-occupied homes (24.7%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 2.6% of median household income. A rate ranking places this county by the rate alone; the ratio above is the figure that accounts for what is earned here.
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 Bon Homme County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Bon Homme County homeowners, 480 of 1,946 owner-occupied homes (24.7%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 15.3% (298)
- $800 to $1,499 24.7% (480)
- $1,500 to $1,999 21.1% (410)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.9% (387)
- $3,000 or more 16.5% (321)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
50 homes here (2.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how South Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Bon Homme County, mortgaged homeowners pay 19% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Bon Homme County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Bon Homme County's effective rate is higher than 85% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #10 of 66.
Where Bon Homme County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.27% more affordable than 20% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Bon Homme County taxes property at 1.27%, about 20% above the South Dakota average, yet its median bill of $1,707 lands roughly 37% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Bon Homme County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Bon Homme County | South Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.6% | - | - |
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.
Bon Homme County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Dakota counties.
Bon Homme County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,707 +13.9% | 1.27% |
| 2023 | $1,499 +2.0% | 1.25% |
| 2022 | $1,470 +1.7% | 1.30% |
| 2021 | $1,446 +3.3% | 1.56% |
| 2020 | $1,400 | 1.57% |
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.
Bon Homme County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Bon Homme County's effective rate
On effective rate, Bon Homme County sits nearest Venango County (PA), Greene County (PA), Elk County (PA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are DeSoto County (MS), Cedar County (IA), Marion County (IA).
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
Bon Homme County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 20 of 2,750 returns from Bon Homme County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,600 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $25-50k 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.
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Bon Homme County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Bon Homme County, South Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Bon Homme County is $1,707, an effective rate of 1.27% on a $134,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Bon Homme County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Bon Homme County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.27% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Bon Homme County?
- Bon Homme County, South Dakota scores D (43/100) 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 A (2.08×). 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 Bon Homme County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Bon Homme County jumped 21.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,400 to $1,707, 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 Bon Homme County?
- Property taxes in Bon Homme County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $64,435 median household income.
What to do with Bon Homme County's PAR rate
Inside South Dakota, Bon Homme County's $1,707 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. South Dakota overview →
Bon Homme County ranks #10 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 Bon Homme 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: 1.27%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,707/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Bon Homme County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Bon Homme County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Arenac County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bon Homme County at $1,707/yr; rate 1.13% vs Bon Homme County 1.27%.
Pecos County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bon Homme County at $1,707/yr; rate 1.03% vs Bon Homme County 1.27%.
Webster County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Bon Homme County at $1,707/yr; rate 1.45% vs Bon Homme County 1.27%.
Glynn County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,708/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.57% vs Bon Homme County 1.27%.
South Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published South Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Bon Homme 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 Bon Homme County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.