Counties in South Dakota by median gross rent (monthly)

Lincoln County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 66 counties in 2023, at $1,237. Jackson County had the lowest, at $460. The median was $730 and the figure for South Dakota was $912. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,237Lincoln County
Median73066 counties
South Dakota912History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 1,237 USD1,237Meade CountyMeade County: 1,150 USD1,150Custer CountyCuster County: 1,117 USD1,117Pennington CountyPennington County: 1,066 USD1,066Union CountyUnion County: 1,055 USD1,055Walworth CountyWalworth County: 962 USD962Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 954 USD954Butte CountyButte County: 940 USD940Hughes CountyHughes County: 930 USD930Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 923 USD923Hyde CountyHyde County: 921 USD921Sully CountySully County: 913 USD913Codington CountyCodington County: 901 USD901Stanley CountyStanley County: 896 USD896Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 881 USD881Brookings CountyBrookings County: 874 USD874Potter CountyPotter County: 869 USD869Lake CountyLake County: 868 USD868Fall River CountyFall River County: 866 USD866Douglas CountyDouglas County: 864 USD864Beadle CountyBeadle County: 834 USD834Tripp CountyTripp County: 809 USD809Brown CountyBrown County: 794 USD794Yankton CountyYankton County: 777 USD777Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 769 USD769Davison CountyDavison County: 750 USD750McCook CountyMcCook County: 750 USD750Turner CountyTurner County: 745 USD745Marshall CountyMarshall County: 743 USD743Aurora CountyAurora County: 739 USD739Mellette CountyMellette County: 737 USD737Clay CountyClay County: 736 USD736Hanson CountyHanson County: 733 USD733Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 727 USD727Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 725 USD725Moody CountyMoody County: 723 USD723Sanborn CountySanborn County: 717 USD717Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 715 USD715Dewey CountyDewey County: 714 USD714Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 714 USD714
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Lincoln County1,237+2.6%
2Meade County1,150+3.7%
3Custer County1,117+17.8%
4Pennington County1,066+7%
5Union County1,055+4.7%
6Walworth County962+15.6%
7Minnehaha County954+2.9%
8Butte County940+6.2%
9Hughes County930+1.1%
10Lawrence County923+3.9%
11Hyde County921+16.3%
12Sully County913-2.4%
13Codington County901+4.4%
14Stanley County896-2.3%
15Edmunds County881+5%
16Brookings County874+0.5%
17Potter County869+19%
18Lake County868+6%
19Fall River County866+6.5%
20Douglas County864+13.2%
21Beadle County834+3.3%
22Tripp County809+1.1%
23Brown County794+6.1%
24Yankton County777+1.6%
25Hamlin County769+7.3%
26Davison County750-2.8%
26McCook County750-3.6%
28Turner County745+7.8%
29Marshall County743+7.7%
30Aurora County739+0.5%
31Mellette County737+10%
32Clay County736-2.9%
33Hanson County733-9.5%
34Charles Mix County727+2%
35Kingsbury County725+6.5%
36Moody County723+12.3%
37Sanborn County717+20.5%
38Ziebach County715+4.4%
39Dewey County714+6.6%
39Hutchinson County714+8.2%
41Clark County709+3.7%
42Perkins County703+2.6%
43Brule County700-7.3%
44Faulk County692-10.7%
45Spink County691+6.1%
46Haakon County688+11%
47Deuel County668+6.4%
47Grant County668+35.5%
49Roberts County656+10.1%
50Campbell County635-10.9%
51Day County623+4.9%
52Bon Homme County620-11.7%
53Bennett County616-0.8%
54Gregory County614+8.7%
55Lyman County603-2%
56McPherson County580+4.9%
57Jerauld County565+11%
58Miner County563-5.9%
58Oglala Lakota County563+3.3%
60Hand County553+1.8%
61Jones County544-22.3%
62Todd County537+3.5%
63Buffalo County535-7%
64Harding County478+7.4%
65Corson County473-8.2%
66Jackson County460-12.7%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Lincoln County, with $1,237 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Jackson County, with $460 in 2023.

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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