South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
McCook County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in McCook County pays $2,444 a year, an effective rate of 1.06%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,444
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.06%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +23%
- vs U.S. average
- #29 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in McCook County pay a median $2,444 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.06%, more affordable than 31% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,444
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.06%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2165 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +23%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($230,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 5,751. Owner-occupied homes: 1,765.
The median annual property tax in McCook County is $2,444, which is 10% lower than the South Dakota state average and 23% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.06% on a median home value of $230,100. Property taxes represent 2.9% of the median household income in this county.
McCook County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
McCook County's 1.06% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 31%).
Decision signal 2
The bill is near the usual comparison points
Homeowners in McCook County pay a median annual property tax of $2,444, notably higher than the national median and notably lower than the South Dakota state median. On a $230,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.06% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 14.6%, from $2,133 to $2,444. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of South Dakota counties by effective rate
McCook County ranks #29 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (56% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in McCook County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $83,852 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in McCook 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 46% from $1,679 to $2,444. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 612 of 1,765 owner-occupied homes (34.7%) 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.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 2.9% 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 McCook County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of McCook County homeowners, 612 of 1,765 owner-occupied homes (34.7%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 6.3% (112)
- $800 to $1,499 18.9% (333)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.2% (216)
- $2,000 to $2,999 24.7% (436)
- $3,000 or more 34.7% (612)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
56 homes here (3.2%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how South Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In McCook County, mortgaged homeowners pay 24% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
McCook County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
McCook County's effective rate is higher than 56% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #29 of 66.
Where McCook County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.06% more affordable than 31% 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 McCook County moved from $1,679 in the 2020 release to $2,444 in 2024, a change of about 46%. 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.
McCook County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | McCook 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 | 2.9% | - | - |
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.
McCook County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Dakota counties.
McCook County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,444 +14.6% | 1.06% |
| 2023 | $2,133 +10.7% | 0.98% |
| 2022 | $1,927 +9.0% | 1.04% |
| 2021 | $1,768 +5.3% | 1.08% |
| 2020 | $1,679 | 1.10% |
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.
McCook County: tax-to-income at 2.9%
Counties near McCook County's effective rate
On effective rate, McCook County sits nearest Tuscarawas County (OH), Scioto County (OH), Morrow County (OH).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Kit Carson County (CO), Big Horn County (MT), Emery County (UT).
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
McCook County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 60 of 2,710 returns from McCook County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,817 - 67% 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.
Other Counties in South Dakota
McCook County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for McCook County?
- McCook County, South Dakota scores F (34/100) 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 C (2.74×). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in McCook County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for McCook County is recorded at $2,444 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,679 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 1,765 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What is the average property tax in McCook County, South Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in McCook County is $2,444, an effective rate of 1.06% on a $230,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does McCook County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in McCook County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.06% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in McCook County?
- Property taxes in McCook County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $83,852 median household income.
What to do with McCook County's PAR rate
At McCook County's 1.06% effective rate, a $230,100 home implies about $2,444/yr - plug in your own assessed value rather than quoting the county median. Estimate your bill →
McCook County ranks #29 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 McCook 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: 1.06%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,444/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with McCook County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for McCook County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Fulton County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with McCook County at $2,444/yr; rate 1.28% vs McCook County 1.06%.
Haines Borough, AK
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,445/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.83% vs McCook County 1.06%.
Jefferson County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,446/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.55% vs McCook County 1.06%.
Union County, OR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,446/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.83% vs McCook County 1.06%.
South Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published South Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
McCook County stamps PAR · 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 McCook County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.