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Typical Cost of a House in Mellette County, South Dakota

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The median home value in Mellette County is $84,100, measured over 2020–2024. That is 67.3% below the South Dakota median of $257,400. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.

Median home value

$84,100

2020–2024, give or take $31,762

Against South Dakota

−67.3%

BelowSouth Dakota $257,400

Against the U.S.

−74.7%

BelowU.S. $332,700

Monthly housing costs in Mellette County

What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent, compared with South Dakota as a whole.

Owning with a mortgage

$1,023a month

−39.1%South Dakota $1,680

Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.

Renting

$708a month

−25.2%South Dakota $946

Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.

Where Mellette County sits among South Dakota's counties

Each tick is one county's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median. Mellette County is the 62nd highest of 66.

Across 66 counties in South Dakota the median home value ranged from $52,900 to $372,100. The typical band runs from $137,350 to $222,450, with a median of $166,500. Mellette County is at $84,100.

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 Mellette County. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, 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. The smaller a county, the fewer households the survey reaches and the less exact its estimate: here the true value is very likely within $31,762 of the one shown.

Common questions

How much does a house cost in Mellette County, South Dakota?

The median home value in Mellette County, South Dakota is $84,100, 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 Mellette County, South Dakota?

The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $84,100 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 Mellette County, South Dakota?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Mellette County, South Dakota pay a median of $1,023 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.

What is the average rent in Mellette County, South Dakota?

Median gross rent in Mellette County, South Dakota is $708 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.

Are homes in Mellette County, South Dakota expensive compared with other places?

Mellette County has the 62nd highest median home value of the 66 counties in South Dakota with a published figure, 67.3% below the South Dakota median of $257,400.

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 Survey

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.

Other counties in South Dakota

The percentage compares each county with the South Dakota median.