Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in South Dakota
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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South Dakota ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corson County | $473 | $792 | $73,800 |
| 2 | Harding County | $478 | $1,379 | $156,400 |
| 3 | Buffalo County | $535 | $1,007 | $108,000 |
| 4 | Todd County | $537 | $604 | $45,200 |
| 5 | Jones County | $544 | $1,110 | $117,100 |
| 6 | Hand County | $553 | $1,344 | $152,100 |
| 7 | Miner County | $563 | $1,083 | $114,100 |
| 8 | Oglala Lakota County | $563 | $540 | $45,600 |
| 9 | Jerauld County | $565 | $1,164 | $127,000 |
| 10 | McPherson County | $580 | $842 | $78,400 |
| 11 | Lyman County | $603 | $1,390 | $156,500 |
| 12 | Gregory County | $614 | $1,194 | $129,000 |
| 13 | Bennett County | $616 | $1,258 | $138,600 |
| 14 | Bon Homme County | $620 | $1,143 | $120,300 |
| 15 | Day County | $623 | $1,382 | $155,100 |
| 16 | Campbell County | $635 | $909 | $87,900 |
| 17 | Roberts County | $656 | $1,265 | $139,100 |
| 18 | Deuel County | $668 | $1,538 | $180,100 |
| 19 | Grant County | $668 | $1,537 | $179,400 |
| 20 | Haakon County | $688 | $1,345 | $153,200 |
| 21 | Spink County | $691 | $1,127 | $117,400 |
| 22 | Faulk County | $692 | $1,122 | $124,100 |
| 23 | Brule County | $700 | $1,729 | $205,500 |
| 24 | Perkins County | $703 | $1,040 | $105,900 |
| 25 | Clark County | $709 | $1,278 | $141,900 |
| 26 | Dewey County | $714 | $805 | $75,400 |
| 27 | Hutchinson County | $714 | $1,434 | $160,500 |
| 28 | Ziebach County | $715 | $945 | $101,700 |
| 29 | Sanborn County | $717 | $1,285 | $138,500 |
| 30 | Moody County | $723 | $1,774 | $206,300 |
| 31 | Kingsbury County | $725 | $1,411 | $159,600 |
| 32 | Charles Mix County | $727 | $1,494 | $169,200 |
| 33 | Hanson County | $733 | $1,661 | $192,400 |
| 34 | Clay County | $736 | $1,931 | $221,800 |
| 35 | Mellette County | $737 | $719 | $63,000 |
| 36 | Aurora County | $739 | $1,192 | $129,000 |
| 37 | Marshall County | $743 | $1,308 | $147,200 |
| 38 | Turner County | $745 | $1,713 | $199,000 |
| 39 | Davison County | $750 | $1,677 | $190,000 |
| 40 | McCook County | $750 | $1,839 | $217,300 |
| 41 | Hamlin County | $769 | $1,787 | $207,700 |
| 42 | Yankton County | $777 | $1,797 | $208,200 |
| 43 | Brown County | $794 | $1,845 | $212,900 |
| 44 | Tripp County | $809 | $1,233 | $137,100 |
| 45 | Beadle County | $834 | $1,560 | $178,400 |
| 46 | Douglas County | $864 | $1,172 | $125,000 |
| 47 | Fall River County | $866 | $1,546 | $176,300 |
| 48 | Lake County | $868 | $1,958 | $231,000 |
| 49 | Potter County | $869 | $1,164 | $121,300 |
| 50 | Brookings County | $874 | $2,087 | $246,300 |
| 51 | Edmunds County | $881 | $1,424 | $163,600 |
| 52 | Stanley County | $896 | $1,549 | $169,900 |
| 53 | Codington County | $901 | $1,859 | $218,000 |
| 54 | Sully County | $913 | $1,680 | $198,700 |
| 55 | Hyde County | $921 | $1,250 | $134,500 |
| 56 | Lawrence County | $923 | $2,504 | $310,800 |
| 57 | Hughes County | $930 | $1,897 | $221,100 |
| 58 | Butte County | $940 | $1,781 | $207,700 |
| 59 | Minnehaha County | $954 | $2,246 | $266,600 |
| 60 | Walworth County | $962 | $1,238 | $130,000 |
| 61 | Union County | $1,055 | $2,257 | $269,500 |
| 62 | Pennington County | $1,066 | $2,268 | $270,400 |
| 63 | Custer County | $1,117 | $2,603 | $327,200 |
| 64 | Meade County | $1,150 | $2,279 | $274,800 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | $1,237 | $2,684 | $323,500 |
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
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in South Dakota