Liberty Acres
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Family-owned land company buying in South Dakota

Sell your South Dakota land for cash

We buy land in every South Dakota county, from small lots to larger parcels, in any condition. Cash purchase or development terms. We pay back taxes and all closing costs and close through a title company.

  • No agents, listings or commissions
  • Inherited, rural or out-of-state land is fine
  • Every closing through a title company

How much is my land worth? · South Dakota land values and selling rules

Selling in South Dakota with: back taxes · inherited land · landlocked land

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South Dakota land values, taxes, and selling rules

South Dakota charges a state transfer tax: a real estate transfer fee of 50 cents per $500 of value or fraction (0.1%). Vacant land is not covered.

$3,100Avg. value per acre (2026)
$7.57Avg. tax per acre / year
0.10%State transfer tax
0.29%Effective tax rate

How South Dakota compares

$3,100/acre, 36% below the median state ($4,825, marked by the line)
Land value rank
#41 of 50 states
Tax burden rank
#30 of 50 states
Holding cost, 10 acres
$76 per year in property tax

Sources: USDA NASS Land Values 2026 (average value of farm real estate per acre); USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture (property tax per acre of farmland); state statutes (transfer tax). Averages, not appraisals. Your parcel may be worth more or less depending on location, access, and use.

County land values in South Dakota

66 counties

Selling rules by situation in South Dakota

ScenarioRedemption PeriodProbate Requirements
Tax-DelinquentAny person can redeem the certificate any time before a tax deed issues. The holder may start tax deed proceedings 3 years after the certificate sale.Not applicable
InheritedN/ASuccessors can file an affidavit and death certificate with the register of deeds if the decedent's South Dakota real property is worth $50,000 or less.
LandlockedN/ANot applicable

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Send your county, state and parcel number. We research the parcel and send a written offer. You pay nothing, and every closing runs through a title company.

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