Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in South Dakota
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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South Dakota ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | $1,237 | $2,684 | $323,500 |
| 2 | Meade County | $1,150 | $2,279 | $274,800 |
| 3 | Custer County | $1,117 | $2,603 | $327,200 |
| 4 | Pennington County | $1,066 | $2,268 | $270,400 |
| 5 | Union County | $1,055 | $2,257 | $269,500 |
| 6 | Walworth County | $962 | $1,238 | $130,000 |
| 7 | Minnehaha County | $954 | $2,246 | $266,600 |
| 8 | Butte County | $940 | $1,781 | $207,700 |
| 9 | Hughes County | $930 | $1,897 | $221,100 |
| 10 | Lawrence County | $923 | $2,504 | $310,800 |
| 11 | Hyde County | $921 | $1,250 | $134,500 |
| 12 | Sully County | $913 | $1,680 | $198,700 |
| 13 | Codington County | $901 | $1,859 | $218,000 |
| 14 | Stanley County | $896 | $1,549 | $169,900 |
| 15 | Edmunds County | $881 | $1,424 | $163,600 |
| 16 | Brookings County | $874 | $2,087 | $246,300 |
| 17 | Potter County | $869 | $1,164 | $121,300 |
| 18 | Lake County | $868 | $1,958 | $231,000 |
| 19 | Fall River County | $866 | $1,546 | $176,300 |
| 20 | Douglas County | $864 | $1,172 | $125,000 |
| 21 | Beadle County | $834 | $1,560 | $178,400 |
| 22 | Tripp County | $809 | $1,233 | $137,100 |
| 23 | Brown County | $794 | $1,845 | $212,900 |
| 24 | Yankton County | $777 | $1,797 | $208,200 |
| 25 | Hamlin County | $769 | $1,787 | $207,700 |
| 26 | Davison County | $750 | $1,677 | $190,000 |
| 27 | McCook County | $750 | $1,839 | $217,300 |
| 28 | Turner County | $745 | $1,713 | $199,000 |
| 29 | Marshall County | $743 | $1,308 | $147,200 |
| 30 | Aurora County | $739 | $1,192 | $129,000 |
| 31 | Mellette County | $737 | $719 | $63,000 |
| 32 | Clay County | $736 | $1,931 | $221,800 |
| 33 | Hanson County | $733 | $1,661 | $192,400 |
| 34 | Charles Mix County | $727 | $1,494 | $169,200 |
| 35 | Kingsbury County | $725 | $1,411 | $159,600 |
| 36 | Moody County | $723 | $1,774 | $206,300 |
| 37 | Sanborn County | $717 | $1,285 | $138,500 |
| 38 | Ziebach County | $715 | $945 | $101,700 |
| 39 | Dewey County | $714 | $805 | $75,400 |
| 40 | Hutchinson County | $714 | $1,434 | $160,500 |
| 41 | Clark County | $709 | $1,278 | $141,900 |
| 42 | Perkins County | $703 | $1,040 | $105,900 |
| 43 | Brule County | $700 | $1,729 | $205,500 |
| 44 | Faulk County | $692 | $1,122 | $124,100 |
| 45 | Spink County | $691 | $1,127 | $117,400 |
| 46 | Haakon County | $688 | $1,345 | $153,200 |
| 47 | Deuel County | $668 | $1,538 | $180,100 |
| 48 | Grant County | $668 | $1,537 | $179,400 |
| 49 | Roberts County | $656 | $1,265 | $139,100 |
| 50 | Campbell County | $635 | $909 | $87,900 |
| 51 | Day County | $623 | $1,382 | $155,100 |
| 52 | Bon Homme County | $620 | $1,143 | $120,300 |
| 53 | Bennett County | $616 | $1,258 | $138,600 |
| 54 | Gregory County | $614 | $1,194 | $129,000 |
| 55 | Lyman County | $603 | $1,390 | $156,500 |
| 56 | McPherson County | $580 | $842 | $78,400 |
| 57 | Jerauld County | $565 | $1,164 | $127,000 |
| 58 | Miner County | $563 | $1,083 | $114,100 |
| 59 | Oglala Lakota County | $563 | $540 | $45,600 |
| 60 | Hand County | $553 | $1,344 | $152,100 |
| 61 | Jones County | $544 | $1,110 | $117,100 |
| 62 | Todd County | $537 | $604 | $45,200 |
| 63 | Buffalo County | $535 | $1,007 | $108,000 |
| 64 | Harding County | $478 | $1,379 | $156,400 |
| 65 | Corson County | $473 | $792 | $73,800 |
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.
Nationwide
Highest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in South Dakota