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Cost of Living in South Dakota Cities

Median rent across 19 South Dakota cities is $951 and median household income is $63,715. Most affordable: Tea, Yankton, Pierre.

10 cheapest places to live in South DakotaVermillion, Yankton, Aberdeen… 10 most expensive places in South DakotaBox Elder, Brandon, Rapid City…

All 19 cities

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CityPopulationMedian rentMedian incomeRent / income
Sioux Falls197,642$1,031$74,71416.6%
Rapid City76,836$1,128$65,71220.6%
Aberdeen28,297$768$63,71514.5%
Brookings23,710$837$61,97916.2%
Watertown22,859$888$62,72117.0%
Mitchell15,637$872$56,37418.6%
Yankton15,501$744$69,07112.9%
Huron14,347$811$51,55618.9%
Pierre14,008$833$74,05313.5%
Spearfish12,551$875$59,73117.6%
Box Elder12,457$1,688$73,69827.5%
Vermillion11,800$713$52,81516.2%
Brandon10,996$1,250$104,80614.3%
Harrisburg7,790$1,317$101,53415.6%
Rapid Valley7,153$1,263$85,21717.8%
Sturgis7,111$951$51,10122.3%
Tea6,339$1,113$104,64312.8%
Madison6,158$985$62,18019.0%
Belle Fourche5,741$1,252$59,92025.1%