South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Campbell County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Campbell County pays $1,368 a year, an effective rate of 1.18%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,368
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.18%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -31%
- vs U.S. average
- #14 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in Campbell County pay a median $1,368 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.18%, more affordable than 24% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,368
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.18%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2381 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -31%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($115,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 1,593. Owner-occupied homes: 575.
The median annual property tax in Campbell County is $1,368, which is 50% lower than the South Dakota state average and 31% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.18% on a median home value of $115,900. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Campbell County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Campbell County's 1.18% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 24%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Campbell County pay a median annual property tax of $1,368, well below the national median and far below the South Dakota state median. On a $115,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.18% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among South Dakota counties by effective rate
Campbell County ranks #14 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (79% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Campbell County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $68,929 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Campbell 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 Campbell County rose 82.5%, from $63,500 to $115,900. The effective rate fell 36.0% over the same span, a steeper move than in 99% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 16.7%, to $1,368. 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 $1,172 to $1,368, 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 220 of 575 owner-occupied homes (38.3%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 2.0% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to 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 Campbell County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Campbell County homeowners, 220 of 575 owner-occupied homes (38.3%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 16.0% (92)
- $800 to $1,499 38.3% (220)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.8% (68)
- $2,000 to $2,999 14.6% (84)
- $3,000 or more 15.3% (88)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
23 homes here (4.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how South Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Campbell County pay about the same bill, within a 7% gap either way.
Campbell County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Campbell County's effective rate is higher than 79% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #14 of 66.
Where Campbell County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.18% more affordable than 24% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Campbell County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Campbell County | South Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.0% | - | - |
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.
Campbell County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Dakota counties.
Campbell County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,368 +8.1% | 1.18% |
| 2023 | $1,266 +2.7% | 1.44% |
| 2022 | $1,233 -0.7% | 1.54% |
| 2021 | $1,242 +6.0% | 1.73% |
| 2020 | $1,172 | 1.85% |
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.
Campbell County: tax takes only 2.0% of income
Counties near Campbell County's effective rate
On effective rate, Campbell County sits nearest Mercer County (PA), Seward County (NE), Red Willow County (NE).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Maui County (HI), Morrow County (OR), Lee County (IL).
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 Campbell County Schedule A rows
The IRS county file records no returns reporting real estate taxes on Schedule A for Campbell 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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Campbell County rate FAQs
- How does Campbell County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Campbell County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.18% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Campbell County, South Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Campbell County is $1,368, an effective rate of 1.18% on a $115,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Campbell County?
- Campbell County, South Dakota scores C+ (61/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is mortgage premium at A+ ($-100). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Campbell County?
- Property taxes in Campbell County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $68,929 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Campbell County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Campbell County climbed 16.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,172 to $1,368, 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 to do with Campbell County's PAR rate
Campbell County's $1,368 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 2.0% of Campbell County's $68,929 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Campbell 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: 1.18%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,368/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Campbell County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Campbell County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Dooly County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Campbell County at $1,368/yr; rate 1.27% vs Campbell County 1.18%.
Nodaway County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Campbell County at $1,368/yr; rate 0.77% vs Campbell County 1.18%.
Knox County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,367/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.43% vs Campbell County 1.18%.
Saline County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,367/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.62% vs Campbell County 1.18%.
South Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published South Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Campbell County stamps PAR · LIGHT - 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 Campbell County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.