South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Moody County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Moody County pays $2,500 a year, an effective rate of 1.10%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,500
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.10%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +25%
- vs U.S. average
- #25 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in Moody County pay a median $2,500 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.10%, more affordable than 28% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,500
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.10%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2246 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +25%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($226,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 6,397. Owner-occupied homes: 1,880.
The median annual property tax in Moody County is $2,500, which is 8% lower than the South Dakota state average and 25% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.10% on a median home value of $226,500. Property taxes represent 3.2% of the median household income in this county.
Moody County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Moody County's 1.10% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 28%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Moody County pay a median annual property tax of $2,500, well above the national median and modestly below the South Dakota state median. On a $226,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.10% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of South Dakota counties by effective rate
Moody County ranks #25 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (62% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 12.1%, from $2,231 to $2,500. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Moody County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $78,427 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Moody 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 34% from $1,861 to $2,500. 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: 675 of 1,880 owner-occupied homes (35.9%) 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 3.2% 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 Moody County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Moody County homeowners, 675 of 1,880 owner-occupied homes (35.9%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 5.2% (97)
- $800 to $1,499 17.9% (336)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.9% (242)
- $2,000 to $2,999 23.4% (439)
- $3,000 or more 35.9% (675)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
91 homes here (4.8%) 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 Moody County pay about the same bill, a 6% gap.
Moody County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Moody County's effective rate is higher than 62% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #25 of 66.
Where Moody County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.10% more affordable than 28% 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 Moody County moved from $1,861 in the 2020 release to $2,500 in 2024, a change of about 34%. 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.
Moody County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Moody 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 Above-median income burden | 3.2% | - | - |
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.
Moody County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Dakota counties.
Moody County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,500 +12.1% | 1.10% |
| 2023 | $2,231 +1.7% | 1.08% |
| 2022 | $2,194 +9.9% | 1.13% |
| 2021 | $1,997 +7.3% | 1.23% |
| 2020 | $1,861 | 1.22% |
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.
Moody County: tax-to-income at 3.2%
Counties near Moody County's effective rate
On effective rate, Moody County sits nearest Northumberland County (PA), Franklin County (PA), Mercer County (OH).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Logan County (OH), San Jacinto County (TX), Clay County (NC).
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
Moody County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 70 of 2,980 returns from Moody County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,171 - 57% 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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Moody County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Moody County?
- Moody County, South Dakota scores F (37/100) 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 (+$141). 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 Moody County, South Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Moody County is $2,500, an effective rate of 1.10% on a $226,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Moody County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Moody County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.10% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Moody County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Moody County is recorded at $2,500 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,861 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 1,880 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Moody County?
- Property taxes in Moody County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $78,427 median household income.
What to do with Moody County's PAR rate
Moody County's $2,500 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Moody County ranks #25 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 Moody 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: 1.10%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,500/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Moody County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Moody County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Silver Bow County, MT
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Moody County at $2,500/yr; rate 0.98% vs Moody County 1.10%.
New Castle County, DE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,499/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.71% vs Moody County 1.10%.
Westmoreland County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,501/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.23% vs Moody County 1.10%.
Dickinson County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,503/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.92% vs Moody County 1.10%.
South Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published South Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Moody 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 Moody County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.