South Carolina · County property tax · ACS 2024
Dillon County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Dillon County pays $452 a year, an effective rate of 0.53%, far below the U.S. average.
- $452
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.53%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -77%
- vs U.S. average
- #21 of 46
- rank in SC
The verdict
Homeowners in Dillon County pay a median $452 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.53%, more affordable than 80% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $452
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.53%
- Effective rate on median home
- #619 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -77%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($85,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Carolina. Population: 27,862. Owner-occupied homes: 7,003.
The median annual property tax in Dillon County is $452, which is 64% lower than the South Carolina state average and 77% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.53% on a median home value of $85,400. Property taxes represent 1.0% of the median household income in this county.
Dillon County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Dillon County's 0.53% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 80%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Dillon County pay a median annual property tax of $452, far below the national median and far below the South Carolina state median. On a $85,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.53% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Dillon County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.0% of the $46,605 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of South Carolina counties by effective rate
Dillon County ranks #21 of 46 counties in South Carolina by effective rate (54% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Dillon 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 held while the market moved
Dillon County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 1.1% down, against a median home value that rose 1.1%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 0.0%, from $452 to $452.
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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $452 to $452, a change of 0%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 4,979 of 7,003 owner-occupied homes (71.1%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 1.0% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
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 Dillon County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Dillon County homeowners, 4,979 of 7,003 owner-occupied homes (71.1%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 71.1% (4,979)
- $800 to $1,499 15.9% (1,112)
- $1,500 to $1,999 2.4% (166)
- $2,000 to $2,999 2.2% (154)
- $3,000 or more 1.2% (84)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
508 homes here (7.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how South Carolina handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Dillon County pay a substantially higher bill, 57% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Dillon County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Dillon County's effective rate is higher than 54% of the 46 counties in South Carolina - ranking #21 of 46.
Where Dillon County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.53% Among the most affordable more affordable than 80% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Dillon County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Dillon County | South Carolina Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Very low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 1.0% | - | - |
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.
Dillon County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Carolina counties.
Dillon County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $452 +6.4% | 0.53% |
| 2023 | $425 -6.2% | 0.50% |
| 2022 | $453 +0.2% | 0.51% |
| 2021 | $452 +0.0% | 0.54% |
| 2020 | $452 | 0.53% |
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.
Dillon County: tax takes only 1.0% of income
Counties near Dillon County's effective rate
On effective rate, Dillon County sits nearest Hood River County (OR), Latimer County (OK), Coal County (OK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Westchester County (NY), Rockland County (NY), New York County (NY).
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
Dillon County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 300 of 12,450 returns from Dillon County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,380 - 23% 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.
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Dillon County rate FAQs
- How does Dillon County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Dillon County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.53% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Dillon County, South Carolina?
- The median annual property tax in Dillon County is $452, an effective rate of 0.53% on a $85,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Dillon County?
- Dillon County, South Carolina scores A (88/100) 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 income room at A+ (1.0%). 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 Dillon County?
- Property taxes in Dillon County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.0% of the $46,605 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Dillon County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Dillon County held roughly steady, up 0.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $452 to $452, 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 Dillon County's QUIET rate
Dillon County's $452 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 1.0% of Dillon County's $46,605 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Dillon County's QUIET 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: 0.53%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $452/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Dillon County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Dillon County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Randolph County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Dillon County at $452/yr; rate 0.25% vs Dillon County 0.53%.
Monroe County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $456/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.51% vs Dillon County 0.53%.
Dale County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $457/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.32% vs Dillon County 0.53%.
Geneva County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $447/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.34% vs Dillon County 0.53%.
South Carolina county set
State ACS overview for every published South Carolina county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Dillon County stamps QUIET · 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 Dillon County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.