Property Taxes in Aberdeen
Aberdeen's property tax picture runs the opposite direction of some other Tier A+ markets in this project's dataset, and this record discloses it precisely: a real, cited effective RATE (~1.55%) that runs above both the ~1.02% national and ~1.07-1.09% South Dakota state comparison figures, on a real, genuinely LOW-value housing base.
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Learn moreA High RATE on a Low-Value Home -- Disclosed Directly
Ownwell cited Aberdeen's median effective property tax rate at approximately 1.55% -- meaningfully above both the ~1.02% national comparison figure and South Dakota's own cited statewide average of approximately 1.07-1.09% across two sources reviewed this pass. Because Aberdeen's underlying home values run so far below the national comparison figure, the resulting dollar tax BILL is plausibly still modest in absolute terms -- though this record did not independently confirm a precise, current, Aberdeen-specific median dollar bill figure this pass, a real, disclosed gap.
Compare This to Newport, RI's Opposite Pattern
This record explicitly cross-references this project's own Newport, RI record, which discloses the OPPOSITE combination -- a low effective rate on a high-value home producing a high dollar bill. Aberdeen's pattern (a high rate on a low-value home) is a real, distinct, and equally important combination for buyers to understand rather than assuming 'low rate' and 'low bill' always travel together.
A Real, Disclosed Cross-Source Spread on the Statewide Comparison Figure
This record discloses a real, small, disclosed cross-source spread directly: South Dakota's own statewide average effective rate was cited at approximately 1.07% by one source and approximately 1.09% by a separate source -- this record did not reconcile these to one precise number this pass.
Confirm a Specific Address Directly With Brown County
Given the real, disclosed elevated rate and the real gap on a precise dollar-bill figure, buyers and movers should confirm a specific target property's current assessed value and levy directly with the Brown County Equalization/Treasurer's office rather than relying on the citywide rate alone.
Key takeaways
- Aberdeen's cited effective property tax rate (~1.55%) runs above both the ~1.02% national and ~1.07-1.09% South Dakota state comparison figures.
- Because Aberdeen's home values run well below the national comparison figure, the resulting dollar tax bill is plausibly modest -- but this record did not confirm a precise figure this pass.
- Aberdeen's high-rate-on-a-low-value-home pattern runs the opposite direction of this project's Newport, RI record (a low rate on a high-value home) -- a real, distinct combination worth understanding on its own terms.
- Confirm a specific property's current tax bill directly with Brown County rather than relying on the citywide rate alone.
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