Median gross rent in South Dakota
At $872, the median gross rent in South Dakota is 33% below the national figure of $1,303, ranking 49 of 52, with Lincoln County the highest county at $1,206.
Gross rent includes utilities the tenant pays, so it is closer to what actually leaves the account each month than a headline asking rent.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | $1,206 | 65,801 residents |
| 2 | Meade County | $1,109 | 29,970 residents |
| 3 | Union County | $1,008 | 16,700 residents |
| 4 | Pennington County | $996 | 110,386 residents |
| 5 | Custer County | $948 | 8,515 residents |
| 6 | Sully County | $935 | 1,318 residents |
| 7 | Minnehaha County | $927 | 197,742 residents |
| 8 | Hughes County | $920 | 17,812 residents |
| 9 | Stanley County | $917 | 2,979 residents |
| 10 | Lawrence County | $888 | 26,047 residents |
| 11 | Butte County | $885 | 10,369 residents |
| 12 | Brookings County | $870 | 34,631 residents |
| 13 | Codington County | $863 | 28,402 residents |
| 14 | Edmunds County | $839 | 4,014 residents |
| 15 | Walworth County | $832 | 5,317 residents |
| 16 | Lake County | $819 | 11,207 residents |
| 17 | Fall River County | $813 | 7,079 residents |
| 18 | Hanson County | $810 | 3,443 residents |
| 19 | Beadle County | $807 | 19,089 residents |
| 20 | Tripp County | $800 | 5,607 residents |
| 21 | Hyde County | $792 | 1,319 residents |
| 22 | McCook County | $778 | 5,714 residents |
| 23 | Faulk County | $775 | 2,140 residents |
| 24 | Davison County | $772 | 19,966 residents |
| 25 | Yankton County | $765 | 23,311 residents |
| 26 | Douglas County | $763 | 2,823 residents |
| 27 | Clay County | $758 | 14,953 residents |
| 28 | Brule County | $755 | 5,247 residents |
| 29 | Brown County | $748 | 38,278 residents |
| 30 | Aurora County | $735 | 2,590 residents |
| 31 | Potter County | $730 | 2,587 residents |
| 32 | Hamlin County | $717 | 6,196 residents |
| 33 | Campbell County | $713 | 1,534 residents |
| 34 | Charles Mix County | $713 | 9,302 residents |
| 35 | Bon Homme County | $702 | 7,018 residents |
| 36 | Jones County | $700 | 1,006 residents |
| 37 | Turner County | $691 | 8,687 residents |
| 38 | Marshall County | $690 | 4,363 residents |
| 39 | Perkins County | $685 | 2,970 residents |
| 40 | Ziebach County | $685 | 2,455 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median gross rent shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).