Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Grant County is $1,080.00 per year, based on a median home value of $99,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.08% of property value.

Grant County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the sixty-six counties in South Dakota, Grant County is ranked 28th by median property taxes, and 60th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Grant County has lower property taxes than many other South Dakota counties. The median home value is $99,800.00, compared to the median property value in South Dakota of $126,200.00

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28th out of 66 By median yearly property tax

60th out of 66 By percentage of median home value

34th out of 66 By percentage of median income

You can see how Grant 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 Grant County are the responsibility of the Grant County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Milbank, South Dakota.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Grant County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Grant County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Grant County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Grant 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 Grant County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).