South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Codington County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Codington County pays $2,308 a year, an effective rate of 0.97%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,308
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.97%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +16%
- vs U.S. average
- #43 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in Codington County pay a median $2,308 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.97%, more affordable than 38% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,308
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.97%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1943 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +16%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($237,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 28,767. Owner-occupied homes: 8,747.
The median annual property tax in Codington County is $2,308, which is 15% lower than the South Dakota state average and 16% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.97% on a median home value of $237,700. Property taxes represent 3.2% of the median household income in this county.
Codington County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Codington County's 0.97% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 38%).
Decision signal 2
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in Codington County pay a median annual property tax of $2,308, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the South Dakota state median. On a $237,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.97% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of South Dakota counties by effective rate
Codington County ranks #43 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (35% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Codington County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $72,727 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Codington 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Codington County's effective rate fell 13.6% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 30.3%, leaving the median bill 12.6% higher at $2,308. That rate move is larger than the one in 57% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $2,050 to $2,308, a gain of 13%. 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: 2,587 of 8,747 owner-occupied homes (29.6%) 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 3.2% 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 Codington County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Codington County homeowners, 2,587 of 8,747 owner-occupied homes (29.6%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.1% (709)
- $800 to $1,499 16.6% (1,452)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.2% (1,331)
- $2,000 to $2,999 27.0% (2,358)
- $3,000 or more 29.6% (2,587)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
310 homes here (3.5%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how South Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Codington County, mortgaged homeowners pay 13% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Codington County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Codington County's effective rate is higher than 35% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #43 of 66.
Where Codington County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.97% more affordable than 38% 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 15% 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 $2,308 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Codington County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Codington 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 | 3.2% | - | - |
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.
Codington County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Dakota counties.
Codington County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,308 -0.1% | 0.97% |
| 2023 | $2,310 +0.9% | 1.06% |
| 2022 | $2,290 +13.5% | 1.11% |
| 2021 | $2,018 -1.6% | 1.11% |
| 2020 | $2,050 | 1.12% |
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.
Codington County: tax-to-income at 3.2%
Counties near Codington County's effective rate
On effective rate, Codington County sits nearest Clarion County (PA), Tulsa County (OK), Oklahoma County (OK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Clark County (WI), Jefferson County (NY), Thomas County (GA).
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
Codington County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 430 of 14,310 returns from Codington County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,165 - 44% 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
Codington County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Codington County?
- Codington County, South Dakota scores F (36/100) 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 C- (+$280). 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 Codington County, South Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Codington County is $2,308, an effective rate of 0.97% on a $237,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Codington County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Codington County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.97% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Codington County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Codington County climbed 12.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,050 to $2,308, 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 Codington County?
- Property taxes in Codington County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $72,727 median household income.
What to do with Codington County's UNDER rate
At Codington County's 0.97% effective rate, a $237,700 home implies about $2,308/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
Codington County ranks #43 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 Codington 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: 0.97%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,308/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Codington County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Codington County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Barrow County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,307/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.78% vs Codington County 0.97%.
Beltrami County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,309/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.97% vs Codington County 0.97%.
Morgan County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,306/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.76% vs Codington County 0.97%.
Brevard County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,311/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.68% vs Codington County 0.97%.
South Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published South Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Codington 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 Codington County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.