Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Haakon County is $724.00 per year, based on a median home value of $74,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.97% of property value.

Haakon 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, Haakon County is ranked 60th by median property taxes, and 66th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Haakon County has lower property taxes than many other South Dakota counties. The median home value is $74,800.00, compared to the median property value in South Dakota of $126,200.00

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60th out of 66 By median yearly property tax

66th out of 66 By percentage of median home value

60th out of 66 By percentage of median income

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

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