South Dakota · County property tax · ACS 2024
Spink County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Spink County pays $1,584 a year, an effective rate of 1.28%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,584
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.28%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -21%
- vs U.S. average
- #9 of 66
- rank in SD
The verdict
Homeowners in Spink County pay a median $1,584 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.28%, more affordable than 20% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,584
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.28%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2519 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -21%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($123,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for South Dakota. Population: 6,219. Owner-occupied homes: 1,808.
The median annual property tax in Spink County is $1,584, which is 42% lower than the South Dakota state average and 21% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.28% on a median home value of $123,300. Property taxes represent 2.3% of the median household income in this county.
Spink County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Spink County's 1.28% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 20%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the South Dakota median
Homeowners in Spink County pay a median annual property tax of $1,584, notably lower than the national median and well below the South Dakota state median. On a $123,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.28% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among South Dakota counties by effective rate
Spink County ranks #9 of 66 counties in South Dakota by effective rate (86% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Spink County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $70,139 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Spink 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
Spink County's effective rate fell 17.0% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 37.8%, leaving the median bill 14.4% higher at $1,584. That rate move is larger than the one in 73% 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 $1,385 to $1,584, a gain of 14%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 444 of 1,808 owner-occupied homes (24.6%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 2.3% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to here.
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 Spink County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Spink County homeowners, 444 of 1,808 owner-occupied homes (24.6%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 21.4% (387)
- $800 to $1,499 24.6% (444)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.4% (296)
- $2,000 to $2,999 20.1% (363)
- $3,000 or more 15.0% (271)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
47 homes here (2.6%) 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 Spink County pay a substantially higher bill, 53% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Spink County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Spink County's effective rate is higher than 86% of the 66 counties in South Dakota - ranking #9 of 66.
Where Spink County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.28% more affordable than 20% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Spink County taxes property at 1.28%, about 21% above the South Dakota average, yet its median bill of $1,584 lands roughly 42% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Spink County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Spink County | South Dakota Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High 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.
Spink County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · South Dakota counties.
Spink County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,584 +2.9% | 1.28% |
| 2023 | $1,539 +7.3% | 1.31% |
| 2022 | $1,434 -0.5% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | $1,441 +4.0% | 1.41% |
| 2020 | $1,385 | 1.55% |
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.
Spink County: tax-to-income at 2.3%
Counties near Spink County's effective rate
On effective rate, Spink County sits nearest Fulton County (OH), Franklin County (NE), Chase County (NE).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Carbon County (PA), Gasconade County (MO), Schoolcraft County (MI).
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
Spink County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 30 of 2,830 returns from Spink County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,333 - 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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Spink County rate FAQs
- How does Spink County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Spink County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.28% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Spink County, South Dakota?
- The median annual property tax in Spink County is $1,584, an effective rate of 1.28% on a $123,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Spink County?
- Spink County, South Dakota scores D (43/100) 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 A+ (1.76×). 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 Spink County?
- Property taxes in Spink County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.3% of the $70,139 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Spink County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Spink County climbed 14.4% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,385 to $1,584, 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 Spink County's PAR rate
Inside South Dakota, Spink County's $1,584 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. South Dakota overview →
Spink County ranks #9 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 Spink 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: 1.28%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,584/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Spink County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Spink County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Darke County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Spink County at $1,584/yr; rate 0.91% vs Spink County 1.28%.
Osceola County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Spink County at $1,584/yr; rate 1.02% vs Spink County 1.28%.
Brooks County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,583/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.14% vs Spink County 1.28%.
Hancock County, MS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,583/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.71% vs Spink County 1.28%.
South Dakota county set
State ACS overview for every published South Dakota county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Spink 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 Spink County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.