Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Cheapest Counties to Own a Home in South Dakota
Where the full monthly cost of owning the local median home is lowest. Every figure includes tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance, not just the mortgage.
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South Dakota ranked
| # | County | Monthly to own | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oglala Lakota County | $540 | $45,600 | 0.436% |
| 2 | Todd County | $604 | $45,200 | 2.226% |
| 3 | Mellette County | $719 | $63,000 | 1.529% |
| 4 | Corson County | $792 | $73,800 | 1.337% |
| 5 | Dewey County | $805 | $75,400 | 1.338% |
| 6 | McPherson County | $842 | $78,400 | 1.554% |
| 7 | Campbell County | $909 | $87,900 | 1.440% |
| 8 | Ziebach County | $945 | $101,700 | 0.585% |
| 9 | Buffalo County | $1,007 | $108,000 | 0.781% |
| 10 | Perkins County | $1,040 | $105,900 | 1.327% |
| 11 | Miner County | $1,083 | $114,100 | 1.108% |
| 12 | Jones County | $1,110 | $117,100 | 1.159% |
| 13 | Faulk County | $1,122 | $124,100 | 0.762% |
| 14 | Spink County | $1,127 | $117,400 | 1.311% |
| 15 | Bon Homme County | $1,143 | $120,300 | 1.246% |
| 16 | Potter County | $1,164 | $121,300 | 1.371% |
| 17 | Jerauld County | $1,164 | $127,000 | 0.954% |
| 18 | Douglas County | $1,172 | $125,000 | 1.173% |
| 19 | Aurora County | $1,192 | $129,000 | 1.080% |
| 20 | Gregory County | $1,194 | $129,000 | 1.100% |
| 21 | Tripp County | $1,233 | $137,100 | 0.902% |
| 22 | Walworth County | $1,238 | $130,000 | 1.435% |
| 23 | Hyde County | $1,250 | $134,500 | 1.227% |
| 24 | Bennett County | $1,258 | $138,600 | 1.027% |
| 25 | Roberts County | $1,265 | $139,100 | 1.050% |
| 26 | Clark County | $1,278 | $141,900 | 0.981% |
| 27 | Sanborn County | $1,285 | $138,500 | 1.264% |
| 28 | Marshall County | $1,308 | $147,200 | 0.908% |
| 29 | Hand County | $1,344 | $152,100 | 0.903% |
| 30 | Haakon County | $1,345 | $153,200 | 0.847% |
| 31 | Harding County | $1,379 | $156,400 | 0.934% |
| 32 | Day County | $1,382 | $155,100 | 1.030% |
| 33 | Lyman County | $1,390 | $156,500 | 1.010% |
| 34 | Kingsbury County | $1,411 | $159,600 | 0.995% |
| 35 | Edmunds County | $1,424 | $163,600 | 0.866% |
| 36 | Hutchinson County | $1,434 | $160,500 | 1.117% |
| 37 | Charles Mix County | $1,494 | $169,200 | 1.077% |
| 38 | Grant County | $1,537 | $179,400 | 0.851% |
| 39 | Deuel County | $1,538 | $180,100 | 0.820% |
| 40 | Fall River County | $1,546 | $176,300 | 1.064% |
| 41 | Stanley County | $1,549 | $169,900 | 1.426% |
| 42 | Beadle County | $1,560 | $178,400 | 1.053% |
| 43 | Hanson County | $1,661 | $192,400 | 1.025% |
| 44 | Davison County | $1,677 | $190,000 | 1.243% |
| 45 | Sully County | $1,680 | $198,700 | 0.854% |
| 46 | Turner County | $1,713 | $199,000 | 1.041% |
| 47 | Brule County | $1,729 | $205,500 | 0.849% |
| 48 | Moody County | $1,774 | $206,300 | 1.081% |
| 49 | Butte County | $1,781 | $207,700 | 1.058% |
| 50 | Hamlin County | $1,787 | $207,700 | 1.090% |
| 51 | Yankton County | $1,797 | $208,200 | 1.127% |
| 52 | McCook County | $1,839 | $217,300 | 0.982% |
| 53 | Brown County | $1,845 | $212,900 | 1.199% |
| 54 | Codington County | $1,859 | $218,000 | 1.060% |
| 55 | Hughes County | $1,897 | $221,100 | 1.142% |
| 56 | Clay County | $1,931 | $221,800 | 1.298% |
| 57 | Lake County | $1,958 | $231,000 | 1.066% |
| 58 | Brookings County | $2,087 | $246,300 | 1.135% |
| 59 | Minnehaha County | $2,246 | $266,600 | 1.159% |
| 60 | Union County | $2,257 | $269,500 | 1.112% |
| 61 | Pennington County | $2,268 | $270,400 | 1.128% |
| 62 | Meade County | $2,279 | $274,800 | 1.033% |
| 63 | Lawrence County | $2,504 | $310,800 | 0.859% |
| 64 | Custer County | $2,603 | $327,200 | 0.779% |
| 65 | Lincoln County | $2,684 | $323,500 | 1.181% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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