COMPARE OUR STATE WITH YOUR CURRENT STATE RESIDENCY:

TAXES

* NO state income tax
* NO state inheritance tax
* NO personal property tax
* 3% excise tax on purchase of vehicles, RV's, etc.
* NO intangible tax on investments
* LOW vehicle licensing fee.
* Rank 47th in lowest private passenger car insurance rates.
* South Dakota taxes nation's lowest per capita (Sioux Falls Argus Leader 7-27-01).

VEHICLE INSURANCE

South Dakota private passenger car insurance rates among the lowest in the nation.
South Dakota ranks 47th, with Idaho, Maine, Iowa, and North Dakota being the only states lower .
Source: Sioux Falls Argus Leader, March 5, 1998.

DRIVER'S LICENSE

* $8.00 for five years
* Two forms of identification
* Must appear in person
* Surrender valid license
* Vision test
* Within 90 days after residency

VOTING

* Residency requirements for voter registration: NONE
* Must register 15 days before election
* Address requirement: Your Personal Mailbox Address does not qualify as a residential address for the purpose of voting.
  (To vote you will need to specify a physical location in South Dakota i.e. a local motel or RV Park that is located within Minnehaha county.  Alternative Resources recommends the Tower Campground, phone number (605) 336-7110, or the Comfort Inn, phone number (605) 361-2822, both are RV friendly.)
* Minnehaha County Auditor: (605) 367-4220