Fall River County, South Dakota
906 N. River Street, Hot Springs, SD 57747
The Director of Equalization’s Office (assessors) and the GIS Office have moved to their new location at 1029 N River St. This new location is located directly across the street from the courthouse in the former SD Extension and Weed & Pest Office building. There will be an open house for the public on Friday, January 19th from 2 -5 pm. 
Three factors are multiplied to calculate taxes:
The State Factors for taxes payable in 2018 for Fall River County are:
So in March my assessment notice said my property was worth $100,000. My property is Owner-Occupied so my state factor is 0.908 and my tax district is #6 so my Mill Levy is 19.861. (look up here: Mill Levy Sheet 2017 (pay 2018), Hot Springs is #6, Oelrichs is #33, Edgemont is #39, your tax district will also be listed on any old tax bill)
So to figure my taxes I first divide my value by 1,000: $100,000/1,000 = $100. Then I multiply this value by my state factor and mill levy: $100 x 0.908 x 19.861 = $1,803.38 will be my taxes due in 2018.
Because taxes are calculated by multiplying three factors an increase or decrease in any of them will change your taxes. Even if your Mill Levy decreases an increase to your assessed value or state factor could still cause a tax increase. In the same way an increase to the Mill Levy may not raise taxes if your assessed value or state factor decreased.
The mill levies for the 2017 taxes (payable in 2018) have been released. Most total mill levies dropped again this year with only 3.6% seeing an increase. The greatest total mill increase was on AG classified property within Oelrichs which saw a 2% change. Mill Levy Sheet 2017 (pay 2018)
School District
The Oelrichs and Hot Springs School levies decreased again this year; Oelrichs from 7.998 to 7.498 (Owner-Occupied) and Hot Springs from 8.235 to 7.852 (Owner-Occupied). The Edgemont School levy increased for AG class property from 6.155 to 6.3 but decreased slightly for Owner-Occupied and Non-AG properties.
County
The County mill levy decreased about 0.16 mills for every tax district.
Fire District
The following Fire Districts saw in increase in their mill levy this year:
The following Fire Districts saw a decreased in their mill levy this year:
Ambulance District
The Oelrichs and Hot Springs Ambulance District levies decreased; Oelrichs from 0.149 to 0.139 (7%) and Hot Springs from 0.213 to 0.206 (3%). The Edgemont Ambulance District levy increased from 0.197 to 0.209 (6%).
Cities
Edgemont: The Edgemont City levy increased from 15.803 to 15.866 (0.4%). Within Edgemont property classified as AG saw a 0.2% increase in the total mill levy; Owner-Occupied and Non-AG properties saw a 1% decrease.
Hot Springs: The Hot Springs levy decreased from 7.043 to 7.042. Within Hot Springs the total mill levy decreased 2-4% depending on property classification.
Oelrichs: The Oelrichs levy increased from 6.876 to 7.581 (10%). Within Oelrichs property classified as AG saw a 2% increase, Owner-Occupied property saw a 0.1% increase, and Non-Ag property saw a 1% decrease.
Update – 12/14/2017 The Custer County Sheriff’s Office announced that all evacuations and pre-evacuations in Custer County were lifted as of noon today.
12/14/2017
The Legion Lake Fire has NOT spread into Fall River County. There are currently no evacuation or pre-evacuation notices for anywhere in Fall River County. We will update this website with evacuation information IF this should change.
What is a pre-evacuation notice? Technically we should all be ready to evacuate at anytime; our emergency supply kit should be packed, our list of items to put in the car should be handy, we should already know the routes to safely exit our area, and our friends and family should already know the plan. In reality most of us are not that prepared. A pre-evacuation notice is a reminder to BE prepared, also a reminder to be paying attention to local news and conditions. Below is a list of things that should be in your emergency supply kit
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