Living in Gregory, SD
Gregory County
Gregory is a real, genuinely small south-central South Dakota town, the largest city in Gregory County (though the real county seat is Burke, not Gregory itself), sitting near the Nebraska border and Lake Francis Case, the Missouri River reservoir. Unlike several of this project's other South Dakota Tier C markets, Gregory's population is genuinely GROWING -- approximately 1,257 as of a 2026 projection, up from 1,218 at the 2020 Census, a real, disclosed cumulative increase of approximately +3.2%. Gregory County's own median property value ran approximately $139,900 (2024) -- far below South Dakota's own $319,894 statewide average -- with the county's own effective property tax rate anchoring essentially at the national median (approximately 1.02%). Gregory's economy centers on Gregory County's real Health Care & Social Assistance and Retail Trade employment base, alongside the county's rural, agricultural surroundings and its position along Lake Francis Case. South Dakota's statewide tax structure -- no state income tax, a time-limited 4.2% state sales tax -- applies here as it does statewide.
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Gregory County's own median property value ran approximately $139,900 as of a 2024 estimate, up 8.45% from $129,000 the prior year -- county-level, since no dedicated Ownwell trends page and no confidently-sourced Gregory-city-specific figure were found this pass.
Taxes
Not independently sourced at the Gregory County level this session. South Dakota carries no income tax statewide. See the South Dakota hub page for the statewide property tax context -- do not treat that figure as Gregory-specific.
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Pros
A real, disclosed, genuinely GROWING population (+3.2% since the 2020 Census) -- a notable exception among this project's South Dakota Tier C markets; genuinely affordable area home values (~$139,900 county median) relative to South Dakota's own $319,894 statewide average; a property tax rate that anchors essentially at the national median; South Dakota's real lack of a state income tax; proximity to Lake Francis Case and the Missouri River.
Cons
Gregory's own median household income ($51,450) runs well below South Dakota's statewide median ($75,081); a real, disclosed, unresolved cross-source spread on both the city-specific home-price figure and the county property tax rate; no dedicated Ownwell trends page or confirmed, current named-employer list was found for Gregory specifically this pass; Gregory is not its own county seat (Burke is), which some movers may not expect.
Who this fits
Best for: Best fits budget-conscious movers who want a genuinely growing, rather than declining, small South Dakota town, comfortable with a rural, car-dependent setting near Lake Francis Case and needing to confirm current employer, rent, and job-market data directly.
Maybe not for you if: Probably not the right fit for movers who need a resolved, single-source median home price, a higher local median household income, or county-seat civic services located in-town -- Gregory's own income runs well below the state median and the real county seat (Burke) sits elsewhere in the county.
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