South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Deuel County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Deuel County pays $1,694 a year, an effective rate of 0.82%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,694
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.82%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -15%
- vs U.S. average
- #58 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in Deuel County pay a median $1,694 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.82%, more affordable than 49% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,694
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.82%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1614 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -15%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($205,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 4,328. Owner-occupied homes: 1,452.
The median annual property tax in Deuel County is $1,694, which is 38% lower than the South Dakota state average and 15% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.82% on a median home value of $205,900. Property taxes represent 2.0% of the median household income in this county.
Deuel County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Deuel County's 0.82% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 49%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the South Dakota median
Homeowners in Deuel County pay a median annual property tax of $1,694, notably lower than the national median and well below the South Dakota state median. On a $205,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.82% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among South Dakota counties by effective rate
Deuel County ranks #58 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (12% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Deuel County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $83,112 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Deuel 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 Deuel County rose 71.2%, from $120,300 to $205,900. The effective rate fell 29.0% over the same span, a steeper move than in 96% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 21.5%, to $1,694. 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 $1,394 to $1,694, 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 384 of 1,452 owner-occupied homes (26.4%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 2.0% of median household income. A headline bill conflates the dollar figure with the proportion; the two come apart here, and the ratio above is the second of them.
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 Deuel County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Deuel County homeowners, 384 of 1,452 owner-occupied homes (26.4%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 17.1% (249)
- $800 to $1,499 26.4% (384)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.4% (166)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.1% (248)
- $3,000 or more 24.0% (348)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
57 homes here (3.9%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how South Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Deuel County pay about the same bill, a 6% gap.
Deuel County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Deuel County's effective rate is higher than 12% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #58 of 66.
Where Deuel County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.82% more affordable than 49% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below South Dakota on both measures
Deuel County's effective rate runs 23% under the South Dakota median and its bill 38% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $1,694 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the South Dakota norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Deuel County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Deuel 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 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.
Deuel County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Dakota counties.
Deuel County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,694 +14.7% | 0.82% |
| 2023 | $1,477 +0.3% | 0.82% |
| 2022 | $1,473 +3.2% | 0.83% |
| 2021 | $1,427 +2.4% | 0.94% |
| 2020 | $1,394 | 1.16% |
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.
Deuel County: tax-to-income at 2.0%
Counties near Deuel County's effective rate
On effective rate, Deuel County sits nearest Philadelphia County (PA), Lane County (OR), Monroe County (OH).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Adair County (MO), Hampshire County (MA), Franklin 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
Deuel County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 30 of 2,170 returns from Deuel County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,600 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k 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.
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Deuel County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Deuel County, South Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Deuel County is $1,694, an effective rate of 0.82% on a $205,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Deuel County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Deuel County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.82% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Deuel County?
- Deuel County, South Dakota scores C+ (60/100) 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 B+ (+$91). 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 Deuel County?
- Property taxes in Deuel County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.0% of the $83,112 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Deuel County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Deuel County jumped 21.5% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,394 to $1,694, 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 Deuel County's UNDER rate
Inside South Dakota, Deuel County's $1,694 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. South Dakota overview →
Deuel County ranks #58 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 Deuel 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: 0.82%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,694/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Deuel County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Deuel County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Day County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,693/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.98% vs Deuel County 0.82%.
Ellsworth County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,693/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.47% vs Deuel County 0.82%.
Anderson County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,697/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.75% vs Deuel County 0.82%.
Elk County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,697/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.27% vs Deuel County 0.82%.
South Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published South Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Deuel 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 Deuel County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.