The calculator below is pre-filled with Minnehaha County's own property tax rate and insurance average (expand "More options" to see or edit them) — not just South Dakota's statewide figures.

Minnehaha County at a glance

Effective property tax rate: 1.16% of home value / year
Median home price: $334,000
Homeowners insurance (avg/year): $3,698
Conforming loan limit (1-unit, 2026): $832,750

County data last updated 2026-08-21. FIPS 46099. Full source list on /methodology.

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South Dakota at a glance

Median home price: $343,800
Typical closing costs: 2%–5% of price
Transfer tax: 0.1% of sale price, customarily paid by seller
Closing custom: escrow
Homestead exemption: South Dakota has no broad ad-valorem homestead exemption that reduces assessed value for all owner-occupants (unlike FL or TX). Instead it offers three narrower, age/income-restricted relief programs administered by the Department of Revenue: (1) the 'Property Tax Homestead Exemption' — technically a tax-payment deferral, not an exemption — available to homeowners 70+ (or a surviving spouse) who have owned their home 3+ years or been an SD resident 5+ years, which delays payment of property tax (with interest) until the property is sold or transferred; (2) the Assessment Freeze for the Elderly & Disabled, which freezes the assessed value used for tax purposes (income limits ~$56,595 single / ~$66,885 multi-member household); and (3) an annual Sales/Property Tax Refund for seniors 65+ and disabled residents. None of these apply automatically — each requires an annual application with the county Director of Equalization, typically due around April 1.

First-time buyer / down payment assistance programs

SD Housing First-Time Homebuyer Program
South Dakota Housing Development Authority's low-interest, fixed-rate first mortgage for buyers who have not owned a home in the prior 3 years, available through participating lenders statewide; can be paired with SDHDA down payment assistance and/or a Mortgage Credit Certificate. Subject to county-specific income limits and a statewide purchase price cap.
SD Housing Downpayment Assistance Program (DPA)
Second mortgage loan providing 3% or 5% of the first mortgage loan amount to help cover down payment and closing costs, paired with an SDHDA first mortgage.