Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Brown County is $1,661.00 per year, based on a median home value of $115,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.44% of property value.

Brown County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the sixty-six counties in South Dakota, Brown County is ranked 9th by median property taxes, and 22nd by median tax as percentage of home value.

Brown County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Brown County is $115,700.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $126,200.00

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9th out of 66 By median yearly property tax

22nd out of 66 By percentage of median home value

10th out of 66 By percentage of median income

You can see how Brown County (highlighted in green) compares to the sixty-six other counties in South Dakota with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in South Dakota, see our South Dakota county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which South Dakota counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Brown County are the responsibility of the Brown County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Brown County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Brown County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Brown County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Brown County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Brown County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).