Aurora County, SD real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$151,900Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

1.04%Below state avg 1.06%Median bill $1,574/yr · Census

Median rent

$7472-bed $768Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Aurora County, SD real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Aurora County pay a median of $1,574 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $151,900, an effective rate of about 1.04%. The South Dakota average is 1.06%, which makes Aurora County the #36 lowest-tax of 65 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $747 a month, and $768 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 17 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $152,000 home here comes to about $1,023 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $44,000 a year (the median household here earns $72,885).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$1,023/mo
  • Principal & interest$828
  • Property tax$131
  • Insurance (est.)$63

$152,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Aurora County by bedrooms

1 bedroom$39149% below state
2 bedrooms$76822% below state
3 bedrooms$88824% below state
4 bedrooms$1,55014% above state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.