Faulk County Property Taxes
Faulk County, South Dakota
Effective Tax Rate
0.00%
47% below state avgMedian Annual Tax
$0
$79/mo escrow
Estimate Your Tax
Annual Tax
$0
Monthly
$0
Eff. Rate
0.76%
At a Glance
Median Home Value
$124,100
State avg ▼ $166,971
Tax w/ Mortgage/yr
$1,026
$86/mo escrow
Tax w/o Mortgage/yr
$809
$67/mo
State Tax Rate Rank
#3
of 65 counties (1 = lowest)
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About Property Taxes in Faulk County, South Dakota
Faulk County has one of the nation's lowest rates
Faulk County's effective tax rate of 0.762% is among the lowest in the entire United States, well below the national median of 0.84% and in the bottom 20%. The median annual tax of just $946 is only 35% of the national median of $2,690.
South Dakota's most tax-friendly county
Faulk County ranks as one of South Dakota's lowest-taxed counties with an effective rate of 0.762%, substantially below the state average of 1.094%. Residents enjoy the lowest median tax in the state dataset at just $946 annually.
The region's lowest-tax jurisdiction
Faulk County (0.762%) has the lowest effective tax rate in this entire peer group, even lower than Deuel County (0.820%) and Edmunds County (0.866%). Its $946 median tax is by far the most affordable in the regional comparison.
Median home: just $946 in annual taxes
A Faulk County homeowner with the median property value of $124,100 pays approximately $946 per year in property taxes at the 0.762% rate. That's roughly $79 monthly—the lowest burden among all counties in this dataset.
Low taxes don't eliminate appeal opportunities
Even in tax-advantaged Faulk County, overassessed properties exist on the rolls. Compare your assessed value to recent arm's-length sales of similar homes; if misaligned, an appeal to the county assessor can secure additional savings.
How Faulk County Compares
Median Annual Property Tax
Faulk County
0.76%
Effective rate
South Dakota Avg
1.07%
Effective rate
National Avg
0.91%
Effective rate
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Data updated: March 2026
Data from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. Effective tax rate is calculated as median property tax divided by median home value.