Property Taxes in Pierre
Pierre's property tax picture is a real, honest counterweight to South Dakota's no-income-tax status: Hughes County's cited effective property tax rate (~1.20-1.28%) runs genuinely ABOVE both the national comparison figure and South Dakota's own already-above-national statewide average -- this record discloses it directly rather than softening it.
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Learn moreA Genuinely Above-Average Rate by Both National and State Comparison
Hughes County's cited effective property tax rate (approximately 1.20-1.28% across two sources reviewed this pass) runs ABOVE both the ~0.89% national comparison figure used consistently across this project's records AND South Dakota's own already-above-national statewide average (~1.02-1.09% across two sources) -- a real, genuine cost this record does not omit or soften.
A Real, Disclosed Cross-Source Spread on the Precise Rate
This record discloses a real, small, unresolved cross-source spread directly: citations ranged from approximately 1.20% to approximately 1.28% for Hughes County's effective rate -- this record treats the 1.28% figure as primary given its more explicit, dedicated 'effective rate' sourcing, but discloses the lower alternate citation rather than omitting it.
A Real, Disclosed Note on the Underlying Home-Value Figure
One source's cited Hughes County median annual property tax bill (~$1,711) was based on a cited median home value of approximately $133,200 -- this record discloses directly that this underlying home-value figure runs well below its own primary ~$257,346 Pierre median-sale-price citation, suggesting this particular tax-bill source may reflect an older or broader dataset than this record's primary current housing citation.
Confirm a Specific Address Directly With Hughes County
Given the real, above-average rate and the disclosed rate spread, buyers and movers should confirm a specific target property's current assessed value and levy directly with the Hughes County Director of Equalization's office rather than relying on a county median alone.
Key takeaways
- Hughes County's cited effective property tax rate (~1.20-1.28%) runs ABOVE both the ~0.89% national and ~1.02-1.09% South Dakota statewide comparison figures.
- This is a real, genuine counterweight to South Dakota's no-income-tax status this record discloses directly rather than softening.
- The cited median annual property tax bill (~$1,711) is based on an underlying home-value figure well below this record's own primary current Pierre housing citation -- a real, disclosed data-vintage caveat.
- Confirm a specific property's current tax bill directly with the Hughes County Director of Equalization's office rather than relying on a county median.
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