25 Market St Aberdeen, SD 57401
Office Hours 8:00-5:00 M-F
Online Geographic Information System(GIS)
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Developer's Discretionary Formula (New Plats)
R36-20 Discretionary Formula - Industrial Classification
R37-20 Discretionary Formula - Historic District
The function of the Equalization Office is to annually value all real property in Brown County at its full and true market value, except for agricultural land, which is valued on its productivity value. This value is then used for taxation purposes but the equalization office is concerned with fair and equal market value, not taxes.
Responsibilities
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Other Department Programs:
The office also works with: Property Tax Forms
See Quick Links for the correct forms and applications.
Staff Information
The Brown County Board of Commissioners appoints the Director of Equalization. The Director of Equalization and staff appraisers must be certified by the South Dakota Department of Revenue in order to assess real property for tax purposes. After initial certification appraisers must be re-certified every five years. Requirements for re-certification include:
Office administrators assist with maintaining all office records and also must attend necessary training sessions.