South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Butte County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Butte County pays $2,265 a year, an effective rate of 0.93%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,265
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.93%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +14%
- vs U.S. average
- #48 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in Butte County pay a median $2,265 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.93%, more affordable than 41% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,265
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.93%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1861 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 ($244,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 10,676. Owner-occupied homes: 3,279.
The median annual property tax in Butte County is $2,265, which is 17% lower than the South Dakota state average and 14% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.93% on a median home value of $244,600. Property taxes represent 3.0% of the median household income in this county.
Butte County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Butte County's 0.93% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 41%).
Decision signal 2
Near the middle of South Dakota counties by effective rate
Butte County ranks #48 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (27% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Butte County pay a median annual property tax of $2,265, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the South Dakota state median. On a $244,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.93% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Butte County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $75,652 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Butte 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 Butte County rose 59.9%, from $153,000 to $244,600. The effective rate fell 22.2% over the same span, a steeper move than in 88% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 24.5%, to $2,265. 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 $1,820 to $2,265, a gain of 24%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 1,126 of 3,279 owner-occupied homes (34.3%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 3.0% 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 Butte County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Butte County homeowners, 1,126 of 3,279 owner-occupied homes (34.3%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 12.2% (399)
- $800 to $1,499 16.2% (531)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.1% (494)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.4% (635)
- $3,000 or more 34.3% (1,126)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
94 homes here (2.9%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how South Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Butte County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+69%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Butte County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Butte County's effective rate is higher than 27% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #48 of 66.
Where Butte County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.93% more affordable than 41% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Butte County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Butte 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 | 3.0% | - | - |
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.
Butte County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Dakota counties.
Butte County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,265 +3.1% | 0.93% |
| 2023 | $2,197 +10.1% | 1.06% |
| 2022 | $1,996 +5.4% | 1.06% |
| 2021 | $1,894 +4.1% | 1.18% |
| 2020 | $1,820 | 1.19% |
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.
Butte County: tax-to-income at 3.0%
Counties near Butte County's effective rate
On effective rate, Butte County sits nearest Washington County (OH), Clinton County (OH), Scotland County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Hall County (NE), Hancock County (GA), Jasper County (MO).
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
Butte County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 100 of 5,120 returns from Butte County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,540 - 40% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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
Butte County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Butte County?
- Butte County, South Dakota scores F (32/100) 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 rate relief at D (0.93%). 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 Butte County, South Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Butte County is $2,265, an effective rate of 0.93% on a $244,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Butte County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Butte County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.93% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Butte County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Butte County jumped 24.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,820 to $2,265, 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 Butte County?
- Property taxes in Butte County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.0% of the $75,652 median household income.
What to do with Butte County's UNDER rate
At Butte County's 0.93% effective rate, a $244,600 home implies about $2,265/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Butte County ranks #48 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 Butte 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: 0.93%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,265/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Butte County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Butte County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Custer County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,264/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.03% vs Butte County 0.93%.
Duval County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,264/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.75% vs Butte County 0.93%.
Mifflin County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,266/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.45% vs Butte County 0.93%.
Glenn County, CA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,263/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.64% vs Butte County 0.93%.
South Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published South Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Butte 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 Butte County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.