Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Tripp County is $900.00 per year, based on a median home value of $69,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.30% of property value.

Tripp 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, Tripp County is ranked 43rd by median property taxes, and 37th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Tripp County collects a median of 1.30% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of South Dakota. This is partially because the median property value in Tripp County is $56,800.00 lower than the South Dakota median property value of $126,200.00.

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43rd out of 66 By median yearly property tax

37th out of 66 By percentage of median home value

37th out of 66 By percentage of median income

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

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