Typical Cost of a House in South Dakota
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The median home value in South Dakota is $257,400, measured over 2020–2024. That is 22.6% below the U.S. median of $332,700. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.
Median home value
$257,400
2020–2024, give or take $3,051
Against the U.S. median
−22.6%
BelowU.S. $332,700
Rank among states
34th highest
of 51, counting the District of Columbia
Monthly housing costs in South Dakota
What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent.
Owning with a mortgage
$1,680a month
−14.4%U.S. $1,963
Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.
Renting
$946a month
−33.1%U.S. $1,413
Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.
Where South Dakota sits among the states
Each tick is one state's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median.
Home values by county in South Dakota
66 counties, each compared with the South Dakota median.
- Aurora County−41.0%$151,900
- Beadle County−32.0%$175,100
- Bennett County−39.2%$156,400
- Bon Homme County−47.9%$134,100
- Brookings County+2.8%$264,600
- Brown County−14.1%$221,100
- Brule County−15.8%$216,800
- Buffalo County−54.2%$117,800
- Butte County−5.0%$244,600
- Campbell County−55.0%$115,900
- Charles Mix County−33.7%$170,600
- Clark County−38.5%$158,400
- Clay County−9.8%$232,300
- Codington County−7.7%$237,700
- Corson County−72.9%$69,800
- Custer County+44.6%$372,100
- Davison County−20.0%$205,800
- Day County−32.6%$173,600
- Deuel County−20.0%$205,900
- Dewey County−73.0%$69,600
- Douglas County−35.2%$166,900
- Edmunds County−36.6%$163,300
- Fall River County−24.9%$193,200
- Faulk County−42.7%$147,500
- Grant County−33.6%$171,000
- Gregory County−45.6%$139,900
- Haakon County−36.2%$164,200
- Hamlin County−19.0%$208,600
- Hand County−38.1%$159,300
- Hanson County−25.7%$191,200
- Harding County−35.5%$166,100
- Hughes County−6.0%$242,000
- Hutchinson County−36.7%$163,000
- Hyde County−29.4%$181,600
- Jackson County−54.4%$117,300
- Jerauld County−41.4%$150,800
- Jones County−45.8%$139,600
- Kingsbury County−34.1%$169,500
- Lake County−3.8%$247,600
- Lawrence County+34.6%$346,500
- Lincoln County+35.3%$348,300
- Lyman County−35.6%$165,800
- Marshall County−39.2%$156,500
- McCook County−10.6%$230,100
- McPherson County−66.7%$85,600
- Meade County+20.8%$310,900
- Mellette County−67.3%$84,100
- Miner County−44.6%$142,600
- Minnehaha County+11.7%$287,600
- Moody County−12.0%$226,500
- Oglala Lakota County−79.4%$52,900
- Pennington County+17.4%$302,200
- Perkins County−55.5%$114,600
- Potter County−52.9%$121,300
- Roberts County−40.0%$154,500
- Sanborn County−47.3%$135,600
- Spink County−52.1%$123,300
- Stanley County−20.9%$203,500
- Sully County−20.2%$205,400
- Todd County−79.1%$53,900
- Tripp County−48.4%$132,900
- Turner County−13.4%$222,900
- Union County+17.0%$301,100
- Walworth County−46.9%$136,600
- Yankton County−12.2%$225,900
- Ziebach County−61.3%$99,600
What this figure is
It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in South Dakota. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, from condos to large houses, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.
The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. A survey always carries some uncertainty: the true value is very likely within $3,051 of the one shown.
Common questions
How much does a house cost in South Dakota?
- The median home value in South Dakota is $257,400, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.
What is the average home price in South Dakota?
- The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $257,400 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.
How much is a monthly mortgage payment in South Dakota?
- Homeowners with a mortgage in South Dakota pay a median of $1,680 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.
What is the average rent in South Dakota?
- Median gross rent in South Dakota is $946 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.
Are homes in South Dakota expensive compared with other places?
- South Dakota has the 34th highest median home value of 51 states, 22.6% below the U.S. median of $332,700.
Source
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.
About the American Community SurveySource: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.
Home values in other states
The percentage compares each state with the U.S. median.
- Alabama−36.9%$209,900
- Alaska+6.1%$352,900
- Arizona+18.6%$394,500
- Arkansas−43.5%$188,000
- California+120.8%$734,700
- Colorado+62.1%$539,400
- Connecticut+10.3%$366,900
- Delaware+5.8%$352,000
- District of Columbia+121.6%$737,100
- Florida+7.9%$359,000
- Georgia−8.8%$303,300
- Hawaii+152.2%$839,100
- Idaho+25.8%$418,600
- Illinois−20.9%$263,300
- Indiana−34.4%$218,200
- Iowa−37.5%$208,000
- Kansas−34.7%$217,200
- Kentucky−38.2%$205,600
- Louisiana−34.9%$216,500
- Maine−10.9%$296,600
- Maryland+26.2%$419,900
- Massachusetts+69.0%$562,100
- Michigan−30.4%$231,600
- Minnesota−1.0%$329,300
- Mississippi−49.0%$169,800
- Missouri−30.8%$230,300
- Montana+13.0%$375,800
- Nebraska−28.3%$238,600
- Nevada+30.9%$435,400
- New Hampshire+21.0%$402,500
- New Jersey+36.6%$454,400
- New Mexico−25.4%$248,100
- New York+27.4%$423,800
- North Carolina−13.2%$288,900
- North Dakota−24.9%$249,900
- Ohio−35.4%$214,800
- Oklahoma−39.9%$199,800
- Oregon+43.6%$477,600
- Pennsylvania−23.5%$254,500
- Rhode Island+21.5%$404,200
- South Carolina−22.2%$259,000
- Tennessee−13.8%$286,700
- Texas−14.7%$283,800
- Utah+47.1%$489,400
- Vermont−4.8%$316,600
- Virginia+15.3%$383,700
- Washington+69.7%$564,600
- West Virginia−51.1%$162,600
- Wisconsin−19.9%$266,500
- Wyoming−6.9%$309,700