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South Dakota property tax appeals

Use our South Dakota appeal guide and county filing facts now. Automated assessment checks are not open here yet, so tell us where you are and we will email you when they open.

South DakotaCOMING SOON
HOW SOUTH DAKOTA APPEALS WORK
THE SHORT VERSION

South Dakota starts with full market value and a March local-board appeal, followed by county review in April.

WHEN AN APPEAL MAKES SENSE
  • The property would not sell for the assessed value.
  • The property is assessed unequally or its record is wrong.
WHEN IT USUALLY WILL NOT
  • The complaint is about the tax amount rather than value.
  • You miss the annual local deadline.
ASSESSED ATFull and true valueTAX FACTOREqualized to 85%FIRST APPEALLocal board in March
Read the full explanation

South Dakota assesses property at full and true market value, then applies a statewide equalization factor for tax purposes. An owner first appeals to the local board of equalization in March, then may appeal to the county board in April. Exact dates depend on the calendar and whether the property is inside a municipality, so use the annual county schedule. This is general information, not tax advice.

Source: South Dakota Department of Revenue property tax guidance · checked 2026-08-07. We're publishing verified county filing facts as each review is completed. Automated assessment checks will follow our rollout schedule.

COUNTY FILING GUIDES IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Aurora CountyBeadle CountyBennett CountyBon Homme CountyBrookings CountyBrown CountyBrule CountyBuffalo CountyButte CountyCampbell CountyCharles Mix CountyClark CountyClay CountyCodington CountyCorson CountyCuster CountyDavison CountyDay CountyDeuel CountyDewey CountyDouglas CountyEdmunds CountyFall River CountyFaulk CountyGrant CountyGregory CountyHaakon CountyHamlin CountyHand CountyHanson CountyHarding CountyHughes CountyHutchinson CountyHyde CountyJackson CountyJerauld CountyJones CountyKingsbury CountyLake CountyLawrence CountyLincoln CountyLincoln CountyLyman CountyMarshall CountyMcCook CountyMcPherson CountyMeade CountyMellette CountyMiner CountyMinnehaha CountyMoody CountyOglala Lakota CountyPennington CountyPerkins CountyPotter CountyRoberts CountySanborn CountySpink CountyStanley CountySully CountyTodd CountyTripp CountyTurner CountyUnion CountyWalworth CountyYankton CountyZiebach County

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