South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Roberts County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Roberts County pays $1,492 a year, an effective rate of 0.97%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,492
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.97%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -25%
- vs U.S. average
- #43 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in Roberts County pay a median $1,492 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.97%, more affordable than 38% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,492
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.97%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1943 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 ($154,500). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 10,221. Owner-occupied homes: 2,580.
The median annual property tax in Roberts County is $1,492, which is 45% lower than the South Dakota state average and 25% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.97% on a median home value of $154,500. Property taxes represent 2.3% of the median household income in this county.
Roberts County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Roberts County's 0.97% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 38%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Roberts County pay a median annual property tax of $1,492, well below the national median and well below the South Dakota state median. On a $154,500 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.97% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of South Dakota counties by effective rate
Roberts County ranks #43 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (35% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Roberts County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $65,130 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Roberts 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 Roberts County rose 44.4%, from $107,000 to $154,500. The effective rate fell 26.1% over the same span, a steeper move than in 94% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 6.7%, to $1,492. 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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $1,398 to $1,492, a change of 7%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 741 of 2,580 owner-occupied homes (28.7%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
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 Roberts County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Roberts County homeowners, 741 of 2,580 owner-occupied homes (28.7%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 17.7% (456)
- $800 to $1,499 28.7% (741)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.7% (251)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.3% (524)
- $3,000 or more 15.8% (407)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
201 homes here (7.8%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how South Dakota handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Roberts County pay a substantially higher bill, 51% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Roberts County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Roberts County's effective rate is higher than 35% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #43 of 66.
Where Roberts County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.97% more affordable than 38% 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 8% of the South Dakota median, yet the median bill runs 45% 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 $1,492 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Roberts County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Roberts 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.
Roberts County is UNDER · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Dakota counties.
Roberts County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,492 +2.2% | 0.97% |
| 2023 | $1,460 +6.4% | 1.05% |
| 2022 | $1,372 +1.5% | 1.07% |
| 2021 | $1,352 -3.3% | 1.18% |
| 2020 | $1,398 | 1.31% |
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.
Roberts County: tax-to-income at 2.3%
Counties near Roberts County's effective rate
On effective rate, Roberts County sits nearest Clarion County (PA), Tulsa County (OK), Oklahoma County (OK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Kent County (MD), Crawford County (KS), Androscoggin 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
Roberts County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 60 of 4,190 returns from Roberts County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,300 - 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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Roberts County rate FAQs
- How does Roberts County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Roberts County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.97% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Roberts County, South Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Roberts County is $1,492, an effective rate of 0.97% on a $154,500 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Roberts County?
- Roberts County, South Dakota scores D (47/100) 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 B+ (2.37×). 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 Roberts County?
- Property taxes in Roberts County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $65,130 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Roberts County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Roberts County ticked up 6.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,398 to $1,492, 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 Roberts County's UNDER rate
Roberts County's $1,492 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 →
Roberts County ranks #43 of 66 South Dakota counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. South Dakota overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Roberts County's UNDER 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: 0.97%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,492/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Roberts County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Roberts County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Cambria County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Roberts County at $1,492/yr; rate 1.23% vs Roberts County 0.97%.
Elko County, NV
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Roberts County at $1,492/yr; rate 0.50% vs Roberts County 0.97%.
Rockbridge County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Roberts County at $1,492/yr; rate 0.60% vs Roberts County 0.97%.
Fillmore County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,491/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.99% vs Roberts County 0.97%.
South Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published South Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Roberts County stamps UNDER · 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 Roberts County (UNDER · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.