Median home value

$132,900Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.95%Below state avg 1.06%Median bill $1,262/yr · Census

Median rent

$8202-bed $809Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Tripp County, SD real estate at a glance

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

Homeowners in Tripp County pay a median of $1,262 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $132,900, an effective rate of about 0.95%. The South Dakota average is 1.06%, which makes Tripp County the #20 lowest-tax of 65 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $820 a month, and $809 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 14 times a year's rent, which generally favors buying.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $133,000 home here comes to about $885 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $38,000 a year (the median household here earns $58,987).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$885/mo
  • Principal & interest$725
  • Property tax$105
  • Insurance (est.)$55

$133,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Tripp County by bedrooms

Studio$7906% above state
1 bedroom$58025% below state
2 bedrooms$80918% below state
3 bedrooms$94919% below state
4 bedrooms$85837% below 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.