South Dakota Property Tax Refund Program: Do You Qualify?

AARP South Dakota works to help individuals 50-plus make sure their money lives as long as they do.

That is why we fight for measures to help provide financial security, like the South Dakota Property and Sales Tax Refund Program. Each year during the legislative session, we proudly advocate for funding to keep this program available for older adults with low income and people with disabilities.

2026 Program Eligibility:

• Be a South Dakota resident during all of 2025;
• Be 65 years old on or before January 1, 2025, or disabled at any time during 2025; and
• Live alone and have a yearly income of $17,215 or less OR live in a household whose members’ combined income is $23,265 or less.

Property taxes are the single most burdensome tax for low-income and older homeowners. Many of our state’s elderly citizens have lived in their homes for generations. As their property values have appreciated, so have their property taxes. Plus, older adults often live on fixed incomes and cannot afford the yearly increases in their property taxes while meeting their basic needs for food, medicine and utilities.

AARP South Dakota advocates for you – helping you take advantage of property tax refund programs that can save you money and help you stay in your home longer.

The deadline to apply for South Dakota’s program is July 1, 2026. 

Resources:

Read the South Dakota Department of Revenue’s Frequently Asked Questions