Most affordable counties to rent in South Dakota

Ranked by how much of the typical renter household's income the typical rent takes. Roberts County is the most affordable at 19.1%; Butte County the least affordable at 29.8%.

CountyRent-to-incomeMedian gross rentMedian renter incomeRenters paying 30%+2 BR FMR FY2027
1. Roberts County19.1%$658$41,25030%$1,014
2. Hutchinson County20.1%$727$43,41729%$1,014
3. Moody County20.7%$758$43,96742%$1,014
4. Beadle County21.9%$879$48,17040%$1,090
5. Brookings County23.0%$901$47,10238%$1,066
6. Charles Mix County23.2%$704$36,46433%$1,014
7. Turner County23.8%$742$37,48031%$1,228
8. Lawrence County24.5%$938$45,87534%$1,207
9. Dewey County24.6%$692$33,79631%$1,014
10. Yankton County24.6%$781$38,12534%$1,016
11. Codington County24.6%$938$45,70236%$1,233
12. Minnehaha County25.3%$978$46,40541%$1,228
13. Lincoln County25.4%$1,260$59,48437%$1,228
14. Brown County25.5%$777$36,58846%$1,014
15. Union County26.3%$1,069$48,75039%$1,194
16. Hughes County27.4%$990$43,31336%$1,194
17. Pennington County28.4%$1,120$47,35849%$1,430
18. Meade County28.5%$1,264$53,23938%$1,357
19. Davison County29.6%$847$34,28039%$1,087
20. Butte County29.8%$972$39,12946%$1,278

Rent-to-income = median gross rent × 12 ÷ median household income of renters. Both are medians of different households, so this is an area comparison, not the burden of any one household. 46 of 66 counties are left out because they have fewer than 500 renter households, a Census margin of error is too large (coefficient of variation above 15%) or a figure is not published.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2020–2024 and 2015–2019 (tables B25064, B25119, B25070). ± = margin of error at 90% confidence. Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation. FMR: HUD FY2027.

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