South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hanson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hanson County pays $1,979 a year, an effective rate of 1.04%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $1,979
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.04%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -1%
- vs U.S. average
- #31 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in Hanson County pay a median $1,979 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.04%, more affordable than 32% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,979
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.04%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2125 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -1%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($191,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Hanson County, SD
44/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Median home value relative to Hanson County's median income
Median tax as a share of Hanson County's median household income
Hanson County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Hanson County
Hanson County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Hanson County affordability profile (scored ACS dimensions)
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- Housing pressure: 76/100 (B+) · 2.36×
- Income room: 51/100 (C-) · 2.4%
- Bill size: 39/100 (F) · $1,979/yr
- Mortgage premium: 37/100 (F) · +$437
- Rate relief: 33/100 (F) · 1.04%
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 3,472. Owner-occupied homes: 1,012.
The median annual property tax in Hanson County is $1,979, which is 27% lower than the South Dakota state average and 1% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.04% on a median home value of $191,200. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Hanson County
Primary signal
The bill sits below the South Dakota median
Homeowners in Hanson County pay a median annual property tax of $1,979, roughly in line with the national median and well below the South Dakota state median. On a $191,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.04% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Hanson County's 1.04% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 32%).
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Hanson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $81,071 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of South Dakota counties by effective rate
Hanson County ranks #31 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (53% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
The latest release held the bill roughly steady
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has held roughly steady, up 0.3%, from $1,973 to $1,979. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hanson County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 37% from $1,445 to $1,979. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 266 of 1,012 owner-occupied homes (26.3%). 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 2.4% 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 Hanson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hanson County homeowners, 266 of 1,012 owner-occupied homes (26.3%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 7.7% (78)
- $800 to $1,499 26.3% (266)
- $1,500 to $1,999 15.5% (157)
- $2,000 to $2,999 24.9% (252)
- $3,000 or more 23.3% (236)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
23 homes here (2.3%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how South Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Hanson County, mortgaged homeowners pay 25% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
How Hanson County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hanson County's effective rate is higher than 53% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #31 of 66 for property tax burden.
Where Hanson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.04% more affordable than 32% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Hanson County moved from $1,445 in the 2020 release to $1,979 in 2024, a change of about 37%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Hanson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hanson 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 | 2.4% | - | - |
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.
Think your Hanson County property tax bill is too high?
On Hanson County's published figures, a $191,200 median home carries a $1,979 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $198 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in South Dakota.
Property Tax History
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,979 +0.3% | 1.04% |
| 2023 | $1,973 +6.2% | 1.03% |
| 2022 | $1,858 +13.8% | 1.08% |
| 2021 | $1,633 +13.0% | 1.08% |
| 2020 | $1,445 | 1.03% |
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.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate notably higher than the national average of 0.92% puts Hanson County in the "Affordable" band for property tax burden.
How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Hanson County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Hanson County sits nearest Preble County (OH), Meigs County (OH), Edgecombe County (NC).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Eagle County (CO), Delta County (CO), Fayette County (TN).
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
What tax filers report in Hanson County
Of the 1,910 federal returns filed from Hanson County in 2022, 40 (2.1% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $3,700 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 100% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Hanson County's numbers
- Inside South Dakota, Hanson County's $1,979 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. South Dakota overview →
- Hanson County ranks #31 of 66 South Dakota counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state board. South Dakota overview →
- If Hanson County's assessment looks high versus the $191,200 typical home, check South Dakota's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($191,200); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
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.
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Editorial standards and provenance
PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Hanson County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.