July 15, 2025

Online Map – New Landing Page

July 14, 2025 by

Frequent users of the Fall River County online map may notice the new look for the landing page. Our host company has been working on some improvements.

Snippet showing new website page for the online map.

The buttons for Real Estate and Sale searches are still located on the left side. The button to the GIS Maps is also located there, but is no longer green.

[FIXED: 7/15/2025] There is a slight issue at the moment using the ‘link to assessor card’ on the map application. Our hosts are looking into this and will hopefully have it fixed soon.

Please contact our office if you have any issues using the new format. Contact information is on the landing page.

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Ag Soil Adjustment Deadline

July 11, 2025 by

The deadline for the Ag soil adjustment application is almost here. Forms must be filed before September 1st, 2025 for the assessment notice you will receive in March 2026 (taxes for January 2027).

How can I know if my property has ‘crop’ soils?

There is a layer on the online map that will show you the location of any ‘crop’ soils on your property. Go to the online map. Click on ‘Layer’ on the upper right. Under the heading ‘Ag Information’ turn on the ‘Ag Soils’ layer. Crop soils will show up with a green hash pattern.

Snippet showing the online map with arrow pointing to the Ag Soil layer checkbox.

What can I get adjusted?

There needs to be a reason that you CANNOT crop the soil. The State does not allow for adjustments simply because you are not cropping.

Commons adjustment reasons in Fall River County include; forested creek gullies, lack of access for equipment, shelterbelts, excessive stoniness or boulders, and excessive exposed hardpan. For a full list of the factors that can be adjusted for see South Dakota Codified Law 10-6-131. Remember that you must provide some type of documentation to support the adjustments you are requesting. This is easy enough when you have surface obstructions and can take photos of trees or rocks. Climate and soils survey statistics can be harder for owners to provide documentation for.

How much money will this save me? 

It varies from soil type to soil type.  Generally the savings is $2-$5 in taxes per acre adjusted.  So if you only have 3-5 acres it may not be worth your time to apply.  However, the more acres the more it can be worth your time.

Adjustments remain on the property until the owner sells unless the owner physically changes something about the property that removes the reason for the adjustment.

You can file the form online.  Or call the DOE office for assistance at 605-745-5136 before August 31st.

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Summer Reassessment – Week 9

July 11, 2025 by

Week of July 14th: Our assessment teams will continue working in the same area of the City of Edgemont this week; properties north of C Street and west of 8th Avenue.

Map of reassessment area for week of July 14th, showing parts of the City of Edgemont north of C Street and west of 8th Avenue.

Why my property?  Fall River County implemented a 7-year rotation after the county-wide reassessment was completed.  This ensures that every property is physically visited by an assessor at least once every 7 years.  Your neighborhood is one of those scheduled to be visited this year.

What is reassessment?    Reassessment is when the assessor comes to your property to check for any changes, whether improvements or deterioration of buildings.  They will take new exterior photos and walk around the outside of your buildings.  If you are present they may ask you questions about the interior of the building, if you are not present they will leave a doorhanger with contact information so they can converse with you about the property later via phone or email.

When exactly will you be at my property?  We will be posting on our website which streets are being assessed each week, you can check there for updates.

Why don’t you make appointments? The short answer: it takes less time for our assessors to start at one end of the street and do each property than it does to jump from property to property based on appointments.  As we are paid by tax dollars, we consider it most important that we perform this job in a time efficient manner.   The door-to-door method has proven to be three times more efficient than making appointments.

Who is coming? Our assessors will have county identification badges and will be driving a county vehicle. If you are suspicious that someone is falsely claiming to be an assessor, please call our office at 605-745-5136 or Fall River County Dispatch at 605-745-5155.

See Summer Reassessment page for maps of Summer 2025 reassessment area.

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Summer Reassessment – Week 8

July 7, 2025 by
Map of reassessment area for week of July 7th, showing parts of the City of Edgemont north of C Street and west of 8th Avenue.

Week of July 7th: Our assessment teams will be working in the City of Edgemont this week on properties north of C Street and west of 8th Avenue.

Why my property?  Fall River County implemented a 7-year rotation after the county-wide reassessment was completed.  This ensures that every property is physically visited by an assessor at least once every 7 years.  Your neighborhood is one of those scheduled to be visited this year.

What is reassessment?    Reassessment is when the assessor comes to your property to check for any changes, whether improvements or deterioration of buildings.  They will take new exterior photos and walk around the outside of your buildings.  If you are present they may ask you questions about the interior of the building, if you are not present they will leave a doorhanger with contact information so they can converse with you about the property later via phone or email.

When exactly will you be at my property?  We will be posting on our website which streets are being assessed each week, you can check there for updates.

Why don’t you make appointments? The short answer: it takes less time for our assessors to start at one end of the street and do each property than it does to jump from property to property based on appointments.  As we are paid by tax dollars, we consider it most important that we perform this job in a time efficient manner.   The door-to-door method has proven to be three times more efficient than making appointments.

Who is coming? Our assessors will have county identification badges and will be driving a county vehicle. If you are suspicious that someone is falsely claiming to be an assessor, please call our office at 605-745-5136 or Fall River County Dispatch at 605-745-5155.

See Summer Reassessment page for maps of Summer 2025 reassessment area.

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Summer Reassessment – Week 7

June 30, 2025 by
Map of reassessment area for week of June 30th, 2025.

Week of June 30th: If the thunderstorms will cooperate we will attempt to finish the out-of-town properties this week on Plum Creek Rd, south of Indian Canyon Road, Pine Hills Road, and Lookout Road.

Why my property?  Fall River County implemented a 7-year rotation after the county-wide reassessment was completed.  This ensures that every property is physically visited by an assessor at least once every 7 years.  Your neighborhood is one of those scheduled to be visited this year.

What is reassessment?    Reassessment is when the assessor comes to your property to check for any changes, whether improvements or deterioration of buildings.  They will take new exterior photos and walk around the outside of your buildings.  If you are present they may ask you questions about the interior of the building, if you are not present they will leave a doorhanger with contact information so they can converse with you about the property later via phone or email.

When exactly will you be at my property?  We will be posting on our website which streets are being assessed each week, you can check there for updates.

Why don’t you make appointments? The short answer: it takes less time for our assessors to start at one end of the street and do each property than it does to jump from property to property based on appointments.  As we are paid by tax dollars, we consider it most important that we perform this job in a time efficient manner.   The door-to-door method has proven to be three times more efficient than making appointments.

Who is coming? Our assessors will have county identification badges and will be driving a county vehicle. If you are suspicious that someone is falsely claiming to be an assessor, please call our office at 605-745-5136 or Fall River County Dispatch at 605-745-5155.

See Summer Reassessment page for maps of Summer 2025 reassessment area.

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