Taxes in Spearfish
Spearfish's tax picture runs through South Dakota's real, favorable statewide structure, though a specific target property's ACTUAL tax bill will likely run above a lower-value SD town given Spearfish's own elevated property values.
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Learn moreNo state individual income tax
South Dakota is one of only 9 US states with no state individual income tax, applying fully to Spearfish residents.
Spearfish's combined 6.2% sales tax rate
South Dakota's 4.2% state rate plus Spearfish's own 2.0% municipal rate combine to 6.2%, modestly above the statewide average combined rate of approximately 5.99%.
A statewide property tax rate applied to elevated local values
No Spearfish-specific effective property tax rate distinct from South Dakota's own statewide average (~1.06%) was independently confirmed this pass -- but given Spearfish's own genuinely elevated property values, a target property's actual tax bill will likely run higher in dollar terms than an equivalent-rate, lower-value SD property.
Key takeaways
- No state individual income tax applies in Spearfish, as elsewhere in South Dakota.
- Spearfish's combined sales tax rate runs 6.2%, modestly above the SD statewide average.
- South Dakota's statewide ~1.06% rate applied to Spearfish's own elevated property values means higher dollar tax bills than a lower-value SD town.
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