South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Minnehaha County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Minnehaha County pays $3,281 a year, an effective rate of 1.14%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,281
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.14%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +65%
- vs U.S. average
- #18 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in Minnehaha County pay a median $3,281 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.14%, more affordable than 26% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,281
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.14%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2312 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +65%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($287,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 203,289. Owner-occupied homes: 53,507.
The median annual property tax in Minnehaha County is $3,281, which is 20% higher than the South Dakota state average and 65% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.14% on a median home value of $287,600. Property taxes represent 4.3% of the median household income in this county.
Minnehaha County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Minnehaha County's 1.14% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 26%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Minnehaha County pay a median annual property tax of $3,281, far above the national median and notably higher than the South Dakota state median. On a $287,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.14% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of South Dakota counties by effective rate
Minnehaha County ranks #18 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (73% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Minnehaha County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.3% of the $76,880 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Minnehaha 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.
A falling rate took the edge off
Minnehaha County's effective rate fell 14.1% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 42.7%, leaving the median bill 22.6% higher at $3,281. That rate move is larger than the one in 59% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $2,676 to $3,281, a gain of 23%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 29,393 of 53,507 owner-occupied homes (54.9%) 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 4.3% 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 Minnehaha County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Minnehaha County homeowners, 29,393 of 53,507 owner-occupied homes (54.9%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 5.5% (2,939)
- $800 to $1,499 7.5% (4,028)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.2% (4,382)
- $2,000 to $2,999 21.6% (11,536)
- $3,000 or more 54.9% (29,393)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,229 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
Mortgaged and non-mortgaged homeowners in Minnehaha County pay about the same bill, a 4% gap.
Minnehaha County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Minnehaha County's effective rate is higher than 73% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #18 of 66.
Where Minnehaha County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.14% more affordable than 26% 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 larger bill
The effective rate here sits within 8% of the South Dakota median, yet the median bill runs 20% above 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 costlier housing produces $3,281 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Minnehaha County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Minnehaha County | South Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 4.3% | - | - |
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.
Minnehaha County is PAR · HEAVY on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Dakota counties.
Minnehaha County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,281 +6.2% | 1.14% |
| 2023 | $3,090 +5.1% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | $2,940 +6.3% | 1.19% |
| 2021 | $2,765 +3.3% | 1.29% |
| 2020 | $2,676 | 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.
Minnehaha County: tax takes 4.3% of income
Counties near Minnehaha County's effective rate
On effective rate, Minnehaha County sits nearest Union County (PA), Union County (OH), Pierce County (NE).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Shoshone County (ID), Norfolk city (VA), Auglaize County (OH).
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
Minnehaha County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 4,080 of 104,710 returns from Minnehaha County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,828 - 41% of those reporters sat in the $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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Minnehaha County rate FAQs
- How does Minnehaha County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Minnehaha County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.14% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Minnehaha County?
- Minnehaha County, South Dakota scores F (27/100) 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 (+$139). 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 is the average property tax in Minnehaha County, South Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Minnehaha County is $3,281, an effective rate of 1.14% on a $287,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Minnehaha County?
- Property taxes in Minnehaha County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.3% of the $76,880 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Minnehaha County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Minnehaha County jumped 22.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,676 to $3,281, 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 Minnehaha County's PAR rate
Minnehaha County's $3,281 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Minnehaha County ranks #18 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 Minnehaha 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: 1.14%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,281/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Minnehaha County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Minnehaha County (PAR · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR HEAVY
Fayette County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,285/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.75% vs Minnehaha County 1.14%.
Fairfield County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,289/yr (near-tied bill ABS $8); rate 1.10% vs Minnehaha County 1.14%.
Scott County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,273/yr (near-tied bill ABS $8); rate 1.47% vs Minnehaha County 1.14%.
Anoka County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,271/yr (near-tied bill ABS $10); rate 0.94% vs Minnehaha County 1.14%.
South Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published South Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Minnehaha County stamps PAR · HEAVY - 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 Minnehaha County (PAR · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.