Counties in South Dakota by median gross rent (monthly)

Lincoln County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 66 counties in 2022, at $1,206. Harding County had the lowest, at $445. The median was $713 and the figure for South Dakota was $878. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,206Lincoln County
Median71366 counties
South Dakota878History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 1,206 USD1,206Meade CountyMeade County: 1,109 USD1,109Union CountyUnion County: 1,008 USD1,008Pennington CountyPennington County: 996 USD996Custer CountyCuster County: 948 USD948Sully CountySully County: 935 USD935Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 927 USD927Hughes CountyHughes County: 920 USD920Stanley CountyStanley County: 917 USD917Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 888 USD888Butte CountyButte County: 885 USD885Brookings CountyBrookings County: 870 USD870Codington CountyCodington County: 863 USD863Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 839 USD839Walworth CountyWalworth County: 832 USD832Lake CountyLake County: 819 USD819Fall River CountyFall River County: 813 USD813Hanson CountyHanson County: 810 USD810Beadle CountyBeadle County: 807 USD807Tripp CountyTripp County: 800 USD800Hyde CountyHyde County: 792 USD792McCook CountyMcCook County: 778 USD778Faulk CountyFaulk County: 775 USD775Davison CountyDavison County: 772 USD772Yankton CountyYankton County: 765 USD765Douglas CountyDouglas County: 763 USD763Clay CountyClay County: 758 USD758Brule CountyBrule County: 755 USD755Brown CountyBrown County: 748 USD748Aurora CountyAurora County: 735 USD735Potter CountyPotter County: 730 USD730Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 717 USD717Campbell CountyCampbell County: 713 USD713Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 713 USD713Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 702 USD702Jones CountyJones County: 700 USD700Turner CountyTurner County: 691 USD691Marshall CountyMarshall County: 690 USD690Perkins CountyPerkins County: 685 USD685Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 685 USD685
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Lincoln County1,206+6.7%
2Meade County1,109+10.7%
3Union County1,008+6.9%
4Pennington County996+9.3%
5Custer County948+1.1%
6Sully County935+11.2%
7Minnehaha County927+8.9%
8Hughes County920+13.6%
9Stanley County917+14.8%
10Lawrence County888+6.1%
11Butte County885-1.2%
12Brookings County870+7.9%
13Codington County863+5.5%
14Edmunds County839+21.9%
15Walworth County832+11.2%
16Lake County819+8.8%
17Fall River County813+7.5%
18Hanson County810-5.3%
19Beadle County807+11.2%
20Tripp County800+15.8%
21Hyde County792+26.7%
22McCook County778+20.8%
23Faulk County775+9.5%
24Davison County772+5%
25Yankton County765+11%
26Douglas County763+5.7%
27Clay County758+4.6%
28Brule County755+0.8%
29Brown County748+5.5%
30Aurora County735+6.8%
31Potter County730+3.4%
32Hamlin County717+11.7%
33Campbell County713+6.4%
33Charles Mix County713+14.8%
35Bon Homme County702+0.3%
36Jones County700+3.7%
37Turner County691+8.6%
38Marshall County690+9.4%
39Perkins County685+8.9%
39Ziebach County685+10%
41Clark County684+21.3%
42Kingsbury County681+9.7%
43Dewey County670+11.5%
43Mellette County670+5%
45Hutchinson County660+7.8%
46Spink County651+4.2%
47Moody County644+0.2%
48Deuel County628+1.5%
49Bennett County621-1%
50Haakon County620-6.8%
51Lyman County615+6.8%
52Miner County598+10.7%
53Roberts County596+2.6%
54Sanborn County595+14%
55Day County594+8.2%
56Buffalo County575+2.7%
57Gregory County565+6.6%
58McPherson County553+7.4%
59Oglala Lakota County545+8.1%
60Hand County543+8.8%
61Jackson County527-6.6%
62Todd County519+10.9%
63Corson County515+2.6%
64Jerauld County509-2.1%
65Grant County493-18.5%
66Harding County445+8.5%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Lincoln County, with $1,206 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Harding County, with $445 in 2022.

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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