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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 29 largest places in South Dakota, Brandon has the lowest share of income going to rent (10.6%), followed by Dakota Dunes and Hartford. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 29 places in South Dakota that we cover, the median is 16.2% and the average 15.6%; the figure runs from 10.6% (Brandon) to 24.5% (Box Elder). That is a spread of 2.3 times between the two ends.
The first five are Brandon, Dakota Dunes, Hartford, Dell Rapids, Milbank. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Yearly rent as share of income ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon | Minnehaha County | 10.6% | 10,996 | $110,806 | $976 |
| 2 | Dakota Dunes (unincorporated) | Union County | 10.8% | 3,936 | $136,125 | $1,225 |
| 3 | Hartford | Minnehaha County | 11.3% | 3,478 | $99,893 | $938 |
| 4 | Dell Rapids | Minnehaha County | 11.5% | 3,905 | $100,170 | $962 |
| 5 | Milbank | Grant County | 11.7% | 3,525 | $56,011 | $548 |
| 6 | Tea | Lincoln County | 12.2% | 6,786 | $120,139 | $1,220 |
| 7 | Summerset | Meade County | 13.0% | 3,022 | $119,271 | $1,288 |
| 8 | Canton | Lincoln County | 13.3% | 3,033 | $60,850 | $673 |
| 9 | Lead | Lawrence County | 13.7% | 3,006 | $73,047 | $835 |
| 10 | Yankton | Yankton County | 14.0% | 15,540 | $67,804 | $790 |
| 11 | Aberdeen | Brown County | 14.2% | 28,189 | $64,405 | $762 |
| 12 | Harrisburg | Lincoln County | 15.0% | 8,519 | $108,724 | $1,362 |
| 13 | Pierre | Hughes County | 15.2% | 13,948 | $77,672 | $983 |
| 14 | Hot Springs | Fall River County | 16.2% | 3,548 | $66,338 | $897 |
| 15 | Watertown | Codington County | 16.2% | 23,044 | $69,600 | $942 |
| 16 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | 16.3% | 201,469 | $75,970 | $1,035 |
| 17 | Brookings | Brookings County | 16.8% | 23,948 | $63,493 | $889 |
| 18 | Rapid Valley (unincorporated) | Pennington County | 16.9% | 6,975 | $83,208 | $1,174 |
| 19 | Sturgis | Meade County | 17.2% | 7,086 | $54,404 | $780 |
| 20 | Huron | Beadle County | 17.3% | 14,385 | $61,452 | $888 |
| 21 | Mitchell | Davison County | 17.4% | 15,649 | $58,620 | $851 |
| 22 | Mobridge | Walworth County | 17.5% | 2,932 | $65,357 | $953 |
| 23 | Spearfish | Lawrence County | 17.6% | 12,930 | $65,688 | $963 |
| 24 | Madison | Lake County | 17.9% | 6,094 | $65,593 | $981 |
| 25 | Belle Fourche | Butte County | 18.1% | 5,804 | $65,071 | $983 |
| 26 | Vermillion | Clay County | 18.2% | 11,878 | $50,456 | $764 |
| 27 | North Sioux City | Union County | 18.3% | 3,045 | $71,908 | $1,098 |
| 28 | Rapid City | Pennington County | 18.8% | 77,946 | $70,870 | $1,109 |
| 29 | Box Elder | Pennington County | 24.5% | 12,902 | $73,008 | $1,491 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.
Brandon, with 10.6% (among the 29 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 29 largest places in South Dakota by population.