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State data • Updated March 2026

South Dakota rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across South Dakota cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

South Dakota at a glance

$1,335Median city rent (ZORI)
2.3%Unemployment
134Permits / month
12Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all South Dakota cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Spearfish $1,667
Harrisburg $1,494
Box Elder $1,491
Pierre $1,442
Brookings $1,434 +3.2%
Tea $1,405
Rapid City $1,335 +2.9%
Sioux Falls $1,301 +4.9%
Brandon $1,298
Hartford $1,280

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Sioux Falls $1,301 +4.9%
Rapid City $1,335 +2.9%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 South Dakota cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in South Dakota

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