Counties in South Dakota by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

Meade County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 66 counties in 2024, at $1,264. Jackson County had the lowest, at $442. The median was $762 and the figure for South Dakota was $946. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,264Meade County
Median76266 counties
South Dakota946History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Meade CountyMeade County: 1,264 USD1,264Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 1,260 USD1,260Pennington CountyPennington County: 1,120 USD1,120Custer CountyCuster County: 1,112 USD1,112Union CountyUnion County: 1,069 USD1,069Potter CountyPotter County: 1,008 USD1,008Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 992 USD992Hughes CountyHughes County: 990 USD990Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 978 USD978Butte CountyButte County: 972 USD972Stanley CountyStanley County: 952 USD952Lake CountyLake County: 947 USD947McCook CountyMcCook County: 945 USD945Codington CountyCodington County: 938 USD938Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 938 USD938Fall River CountyFall River County: 931 USD931Walworth CountyWalworth County: 926 USD926Brookings CountyBrookings County: 901 USD901Beadle CountyBeadle County: 879 USD879Douglas CountyDouglas County: 877 USD877Davison CountyDavison County: 847 USD847Sully CountySully County: 842 USD842Hyde CountyHyde County: 836 USD836Brule CountyBrule County: 835 USD835Tripp CountyTripp County: 820 USD820Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 800 USD800Clark CountyClark County: 782 USD782Hanson CountyHanson County: 782 USD782Yankton CountyYankton County: 781 USD781Brown CountyBrown County: 777 USD777Faulk CountyFaulk County: 771 USD771Clay CountyClay County: 770 USD770Grant CountyGrant County: 763 USD763Campbell CountyCampbell County: 760 USD760Moody CountyMoody County: 758 USD758Marshall CountyMarshall County: 752 USD752Aurora CountyAurora County: 747 USD747Turner CountyTurner County: 742 USD742Perkins CountyPerkins County: 738 USD738Spink CountySpink County: 734 USD734
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Meade County1,264+9.9%
2Lincoln County1,260+1.9%
3Pennington County1,120+5.1%
4Custer County1,112-0.4%
5Union County1,069+1.3%
6Potter County1,008+16%
7Edmunds County992+12.6%
8Hughes County990+6.5%
9Minnehaha County978+2.5%
10Butte County972+3.4%
11Stanley County952+6.3%
12Lake County947+9.1%
13McCook County945+26%
14Codington County938+4.1%
14Lawrence County938+1.6%
16Fall River County931+7.5%
17Walworth County926-3.7%
18Brookings County901+3.1%
19Beadle County879+5.4%
20Douglas County877+1.5%
21Davison County847+12.9%
22Sully County842-7.8%
23Hyde County836-9.2%
24Brule County835+19.3%
25Tripp County820+1.4%
26Hamlin County800+4%
27Clark County782+10.3%
27Hanson County782+6.7%
29Yankton County781+0.5%
30Brown County777-2.1%
31Faulk County771+11.4%
32Clay County770+4.6%
33Grant County763+14.2%
34Campbell County760+19.7%
35Moody County758+4.8%
36Marshall County752+1.2%
37Aurora County747+1.1%
38Turner County742-0.4%
39Perkins County738+5%
40Spink County734+6.2%
40Ziebach County734+2.7%
42Hutchinson County727+1.8%
43Sanborn County725+1.1%
44Mellette County708-3.9%
45Charles Mix County704-3.2%
46Dewey County692-3.1%
47Kingsbury County685-5.5%
48Day County660+5.9%
49Roberts County658+0.3%
50Lyman County651+8%
51Bon Homme County646+4.2%
52Miner County644+14.4%
53Deuel County642-3.9%
54Jerauld County632+11.9%
55Bennett County617+0.2%
56Gregory County6140%
57McPherson County594+2.4%
58Hand County587+6.1%
59Haakon County584-15.1%
59Oglala Lakota County584+3.7%
61Jones County543-0.2%
62Buffalo County540+0.9%
63Todd County532-0.9%
64Harding County521+9%
65Corson County496+4.9%
66Jackson County442-3.9%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Meade County, with $1,264 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Jackson County, with $442 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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