Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in South Dakota
The counties where an ordinary income still buys the median home outright by the 28% rule, with the whole monthly bill counted: tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance included, not just the loan payment.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
South Dakota ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oglala Lakota County | $23,000 | $533 | $45,600 |
| 2 | Todd County | $25,500 | $598 | $45,200 |
| 3 | Mellette County | $30,500 | $710 | $63,000 |
| 4 | Corson County | $33,500 | $782 | $73,800 |
| 5 | Dewey County | $34,000 | $794 | $75,400 |
| 6 | McPherson County | $35,500 | $831 | $78,400 |
| 7 | Campbell County | $38,500 | $896 | $87,900 |
| 8 | Ziebach County | $40,000 | $930 | $101,700 |
| 9 | Buffalo County | $42,500 | $991 | $108,000 |
| 10 | Perkins County | $44,000 | $1,025 | $105,900 |
| 11 | Miner County | $45,500 | $1,066 | $114,100 |
| 12 | Jones County | $47,000 | $1,093 | $117,100 |
| 13 | Faulk County | $47,500 | $1,104 | $124,100 |
| 14 | Spink County | $47,500 | $1,110 | $117,400 |
| 15 | Bon Homme County | $48,000 | $1,126 | $120,300 |
| 16 | Jerauld County | $49,000 | $1,145 | $127,000 |
| 17 | Potter County | $49,000 | $1,146 | $121,300 |
| 18 | Douglas County | $49,500 | $1,154 | $125,000 |
| 19 | Aurora County | $50,500 | $1,173 | $129,000 |
| 20 | Gregory County | $50,500 | $1,176 | $129,000 |
| 21 | Tripp County | $52,000 | $1,213 | $137,100 |
| 22 | Hyde County | $52,500 | $1,231 | $134,500 |
| 23 | Walworth County | $52,500 | $1,219 | $130,000 |
| 24 | Bennett County | $53,000 | $1,238 | $138,600 |
| 25 | Roberts County | $53,500 | $1,245 | $139,100 |
| 26 | Clark County | $54,000 | $1,257 | $141,900 |
| 27 | Sanborn County | $54,000 | $1,265 | $138,500 |
| 28 | Marshall County | $55,000 | $1,287 | $147,200 |
| 29 | Haakon County | $56,500 | $1,322 | $153,200 |
| 30 | Hand County | $56,500 | $1,322 | $152,100 |
| 31 | Harding County | $58,000 | $1,357 | $156,400 |
| 32 | Day County | $58,500 | $1,360 | $155,100 |
| 33 | Lyman County | $58,500 | $1,367 | $156,500 |
| 34 | Kingsbury County | $59,500 | $1,388 | $159,600 |
| 35 | Edmunds County | $60,000 | $1,400 | $163,600 |
| 36 | Hutchinson County | $60,500 | $1,411 | $160,500 |
| 37 | Charles Mix County | $63,000 | $1,470 | $169,200 |
| 38 | Deuel County | $65,000 | $1,512 | $180,100 |
| 39 | Fall River County | $65,000 | $1,520 | $176,300 |
| 40 | Grant County | $65,000 | $1,511 | $179,400 |
| 41 | Stanley County | $65,500 | $1,525 | $169,900 |
| 42 | Beadle County | $66,000 | $1,534 | $178,400 |
| 43 | Hanson County | $70,000 | $1,633 | $192,400 |
| 44 | Davison County | $70,500 | $1,650 | $190,000 |
| 45 | Sully County | $70,500 | $1,651 | $198,700 |
| 46 | Turner County | $72,000 | $1,684 | $199,000 |
| 47 | Brule County | $73,000 | $1,699 | $205,500 |
| 48 | Butte County | $75,000 | $1,751 | $207,700 |
| 49 | Moody County | $75,000 | $1,745 | $206,300 |
| 50 | Hamlin County | $75,500 | $1,756 | $207,700 |
| 51 | Yankton County | $75,500 | $1,767 | $208,200 |
| 52 | McCook County | $77,500 | $1,808 | $217,300 |
| 53 | Brown County | $78,000 | $1,814 | $212,900 |
| 54 | Codington County | $78,500 | $1,827 | $218,000 |
| 55 | Hughes County | $80,000 | $1,865 | $221,100 |
| 56 | Clay County | $81,500 | $1,899 | $221,800 |
| 57 | Lake County | $82,500 | $1,924 | $231,000 |
| 58 | Brookings County | $88,000 | $2,051 | $246,300 |
| 59 | Minnehaha County | $94,500 | $2,207 | $266,600 |
| 60 | Union County | $95,000 | $2,218 | $269,500 |
| 61 | Pennington County | $95,500 | $2,229 | $270,400 |
| 62 | Meade County | $96,000 | $2,240 | $274,800 |
| 63 | Lawrence County | $105,500 | $2,459 | $310,800 |
| 64 | Custer County | $109,500 | $2,555 | $327,200 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | $113,000 | $2,637 | $323,500 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in South Dakota