Latest available · Census ACS 5-Year (2024)

Average Rent in South Dakota

$946/month↑ 3.7%vs 2023 ($912)

State median gross rent by county, city, and ZIP code. Census ACS 5-Year estimates.

Average Rent in South Dakota and Neighbouring States

How South Dakota Compares to Other States

Median gross rent ranked against all 51 states and DC.

Higher rent than 4% of states · 50th of 51

Cheapest: Arkansas($947)

Priciest: California($2,036)

#	State	Value
1	California	$2,036
2	Hawaii	$1,971
3	District of Columbia	$1,954
… 45 more …
49	Arkansas	$947
50	South Dakota(you are here)	$946
51	West Virginia	$872

Highest & Lowest Average Rent by County

#	County	Value
1	Meade County	$1,264
2	Lincoln County	$1,260
3	Pennington County	$1,120
64	Harding County	$521
65	Corson County	$496
66	Jackson County	$442

Counties

County	Median Rent	Median Income	Renter %
Aurora County, South Dakota	$747	$72,885	27%
Beadle County, South Dakota	$879	$67,681	27%
Bennett County, South Dakota	$617	$53,750	39%
Bon Homme County, South Dakota	$646	$64,435	20%
Brookings County, South Dakota	$901	$70,064	43%
Brown County, South Dakota	$777	$70,898	32%
Brule County, South Dakota	$835	$73,720	24%
Buffalo County, South Dakota	$540	$47,045	47%
Butte County, South Dakota	$972	$75,652	24%
Campbell County, South Dakota	$760	$68,929	24%
Charles Mix County, South Dakota	$704	$64,038	28%
Clark County, South Dakota	$782	$70,726	22%
Clay County, South Dakota	$770	$56,850	49%
Codington County, South Dakota	$938	$72,727	30%
Corson County, South Dakota	$496	$46,406	41%
Custer County, South Dakota	$1,112	$84,112	14%
Davison County, South Dakota	$847	$66,208	39%
Day County, South Dakota	$660	$66,033	25%
Deuel County, South Dakota	$642	$83,112	17%
Dewey County, South Dakota	$692	$54,104	39%
Douglas County, South Dakota	$877	$86,442	23%
Edmunds County, South Dakota	$992	$81,630	19%
Fall River County, South Dakota	$931	$67,917	28%
Faulk County, South Dakota	$771	$57,750	20%
Grant County, South Dakota	$763	$75,028	24%
Gregory County, South Dakota	$614	$62,917	23%
Haakon County, South Dakota	$584	$65,625	21%
Hamlin County, South Dakota	$800	$87,101	18%
Hand County, South Dakota	$587	$74,635	35%
Hanson County, South Dakota	$782	$81,071	11%
Harding County, South Dakota	$521	$80,441	23%
Hughes County, South Dakota	$990	$81,395	28%
Hutchinson County, South Dakota	$727	$73,977	23%
Hyde County, South Dakota	$836	$73,472	17%
Jackson County, South Dakota	$442	$35,417	33%
Jerauld County, South Dakota	$632	$73,750	16%
Jones County, South Dakota	$543	$65,119	24%
Kingsbury County, South Dakota	$685	$74,000	18%
Lake County, South Dakota	$947	$76,808	26%
Lawrence County, South Dakota	$938	$73,384	35%
Lincoln County, South Dakota	$1,260	$99,166	29%
Lyman County, South Dakota	$651	$67,143	30%
Marshall County, South Dakota	$752	$78,156	20%
McCook County, South Dakota	$945	$83,852	21%
McPherson County, South Dakota	$594	$66,906	19%
Meade County, South Dakota	$1,264	$74,790	27%
Mellette County, South Dakota	$708	$54,076	40%
Miner County, South Dakota	$644	$76,140	15%
Minnehaha County, South Dakota	$978	$76,880	37%
Moody County, South Dakota	$758	$78,427	27%
Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota	$584	$41,417	49%
Pennington County, South Dakota	$1,120	$74,517	31%
Perkins County, South Dakota	$738	$66,908	22%
Potter County, South Dakota	$1,008	$72,045	18%
Roberts County, South Dakota	$658	$65,130	29%
Sanborn County, South Dakota	$725	$78,750	21%
Spink County, South Dakota	$734	$70,139	27%
Stanley County, South Dakota	$952	$87,712	17%
Sully County, South Dakota	$842	$72,578	27%
Todd County, South Dakota	$532	$42,075	54%
Tripp County, South Dakota	$820	$58,987	32%
Turner County, South Dakota	$742	$75,771	21%
Union County, South Dakota	$1,069	$89,636	27%
Walworth County, South Dakota	$926	$65,026	24%
Yankton County, South Dakota	$781	$72,821	27%
Ziebach County, South Dakota	$734	$53,958	43%

Cities & Places

Place	Median Rent	Median Income
Aberdeen city, South Dakota	$762	$64,405
Agency Village CDP, South Dakota	$702	$50,625
Alcester city, South Dakota	$688	$57,000
Alexandria city, South Dakota	$775	$102,679
Allen CDP, South Dakota	$635	—
Alpena town, South Dakota	$925	$66,667
Arlington city, South Dakota	$810	$71,296
Armour city, South Dakota	$825	$81,917
Artesian town, South Dakota	$783	$61,806
Aurora town, South Dakota	$840	$95,952
Avon city, South Dakota	$594	$62,361
Baltic city, South Dakota	$1,232	$107,768
Belle Fourche city, South Dakota	$983	$65,071
Beresford city, South Dakota	$914	$78,793
Big Stone City city, South Dakota	$776	$63,333
Bison town, South Dakota	$932	$71,607
Blunt city, South Dakota	$900	$65,208
Bonesteel city, South Dakota	$593	$43,409
Bowdle city, South Dakota	$783	$63,750
Box Elder city, South Dakota	$1,491	$73,008
Brandon city, South Dakota	$976	$110,806
Brandt town, South Dakota	$729	$60,625
Bridgewater city, South Dakota	$729	$47,083
Bristol city, South Dakota	$729	$56,250
Britton city, South Dakota	$798	$62,898
Brookings city, South Dakota	$889	$63,493
Bruce city, South Dakota	$692	$55,000
Bryant city, South Dakota	$864	$62,000
Buffalo town, South Dakota	$725	$85,104
Bullhead CDP, South Dakota	$592	$32,589
Burke city, South Dakota	$525	$52,500
Canistota city, South Dakota	$975	$76,250
Canton city, South Dakota	$673	$60,850
Castlewood city, South Dakota	$1,139	$87,045
Centerville city, South Dakota	$485	$54,318
Chamberlain city, South Dakota	$818	$76,761
Chancellor town, South Dakota	$742	$66,563
Cherry Creek CDP, South Dakota	$858	—
Claire City town, South Dakota	$663	$62,500
Clark city, South Dakota	$775	$58,750
Clear Lake city, South Dakota	$663	$84,792
Colman city, South Dakota	$733	$76,146
Colome city, South Dakota	$637	$51,000
Colton city, South Dakota	$736	$83,750
Corsica city, South Dakota	$805	$59,250
Crooks city, South Dakota	$1,135	$98,984
Custer city, South Dakota	$968	$78,369
Dakota Dunes CDP, South Dakota	$1,225	$136,125
Deadwood city, South Dakota	$702	$40,179
Dell Rapids city, South Dakota	$962	$100,170

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average rent in South Dakota?

In South Dakota, median gross rent ranges from $243 to $1,521/month across counties, cities, and ZIP codes, based on Census ACS 5-Year estimates (2024). Browse the geographies below to find specific rent data for your area.

What does "median gross rent" mean?

Median gross rent is the midpoint of all rent payments in an area, including rent plus utilities. It gives a more complete picture of housing costs than contract rent alone, since it includes the cost of utilities like electricity, gas, and water.

Where does this rent data come from?

This data comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates. The 5-Year estimates combine 60 months of survey data for more reliable figures, especially in smaller geographies.

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