South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Gregory County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Gregory County pays $1,428 a year, an effective rate of 1.02%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,428
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.02%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -28%
- vs U.S. average
- #33 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in Gregory County pay a median $1,428 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.02%, more affordable than 34% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,428
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.02%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2080 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -28%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($139,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 4,016. Owner-occupied homes: 1,234.
The median annual property tax in Gregory County is $1,428, which is 48% lower than the South Dakota state average and 28% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.02% on a median home value of $139,900. Property taxes represent 2.3% of the median household income in this county.
Gregory County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Gregory County's 1.02% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 34%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Gregory County pay a median annual property tax of $1,428, well below the national median and well below the South Dakota state median. On a $139,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.02% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Gregory County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $62,917 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of South Dakota counties by effective rate
Gregory County ranks #33 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (50% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Gregory 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 Gregory County rose 43.8%, from $97,300 to $139,900. The effective rate fell 23.2% over the same span, a steeper move than in 90% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 10.4%, to $1,428. 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 $1,293 to $1,428, a gain of 10%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 320 of 1,234 owner-occupied homes (25.9%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 2.3% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Gregory County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Gregory County homeowners, 320 of 1,234 owner-occupied homes (25.9%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 25.9% (320)
- $800 to $1,499 25.0% (308)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.4% (190)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.0% (234)
- $3,000 or more 10.9% (134)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
48 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 homeowners in Gregory County pay a substantially higher bill, 45% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Gregory County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Gregory County's effective rate is higher than 50% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #33 of 66.
Where Gregory County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.02% more affordable than 34% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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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 4% of the South Dakota median, yet the median bill runs 48% 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 $1,428 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Gregory County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Gregory County | South Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.3% | - | - |
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.
Gregory County is PAR · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Dakota counties.
Gregory County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,428 +0.6% | 1.02% |
| 2023 | $1,419 +3.5% | 1.10% |
| 2022 | $1,371 +6.5% | 1.26% |
| 2021 | $1,287 -0.5% | 1.41% |
| 2020 | $1,293 | 1.33% |
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.
Gregory County: tax-to-income at 2.3%
Counties near Gregory County's effective rate
On effective rate, Gregory County sits nearest Sullivan County (PA), Fulton County (PA), Madison County (OH).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Crawford County (PA), Weakley County (TN), Franklin County (ME).
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
Gregory County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 30 of 1,970 returns from Gregory County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,867 - 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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Gregory County rate FAQs
- How does Gregory County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Gregory County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.02% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Gregory County, South Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Gregory County is $1,428, an effective rate of 1.02% on a $139,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Gregory County?
- Gregory County, South Dakota scores D (48/100) 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 housing pressure at A- (2.22×). 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 Gregory County?
- Property taxes in Gregory County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $62,917 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Gregory County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Gregory County climbed 10.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,293 to $1,428, 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 Gregory County's PAR rate
Gregory County's $1,428 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 →
Gregory County ranks #33 of 66 South Dakota counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. South Dakota overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Gregory 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: 1.02%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,428/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Gregory County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Gregory County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Rankin County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Gregory County at $1,428/yr; rate 0.60% vs Gregory County 1.02%.
McCone County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,429/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.68% vs Gregory County 1.02%.
Plaquemines Parish, LA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,427/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.50% vs Gregory County 1.02%.
Camden County, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,426/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.47% vs Gregory County 1.02%.
South Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published South Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Gregory 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 Gregory County (PAR · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.