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Best Cost of Living Counties in South Dakota

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability Compare rankings across all 66 counties.

Average Cost of Living Score
63/100
Top County
Buffalo County
Counties Ranked
66

Top 10

#1
Buffalo County
SD
99/100
#2
Todd County
SD
99/100
#3
Oglala Lakota County
SD
99/100
#4
Corson County
SD
95/100
#5
McPherson County
SD
94/100
#6
Jackson County
SD
92/100
#7
Gregory County
SD
91/100
#8
Lyman County
SD
88/100
#9
Bennett County
SD
88/100
#10
Harding County
SD
87/100

All South Dakota Counties Ranked

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Buffalo County, SD
99.3
65.9
2Todd County, SD
99
50.5
3Oglala Lakota County, SD
98.5
65.4
4Corson County, SD
95.1
49
5McPherson County, SD
94.4
60.5
6Jackson County, SD
92
66.7
7Gregory County, SD
90.7
61.9
8Lyman County, SD
87.7
59.4
9Bennett County, SD
87.6
43
10Harding County, SD
86.7
74.8
11Miner County, SD
86.3
68
12Mellette County, SD
84.8
51.9
13Campbell County, SD
83.8
62.9
14Dewey County, SD
82.3
54.1
15Haakon County, SD
81.9
65.5
16Jerauld County, SD
81.6
65.9
17Roberts County, SD
81
52.8
18Perkins County, SD
80.9
66.3
19Ziebach County, SD
80.2
63.9
20Hand County, SD
79.3
72.3
21Bon Homme County, SD
78.8
61.9
22Faulk County, SD
78.5
68.8
23Day County, SD
75.5
60.5
24Spink County, SD
75.2
58.6
25Brule County, SD
74.9
46.4
26Hutchinson County, SD
73.6
65.7
27Charles Mix County, SD
73.3
55.3
28Clark County, SD
73.3
63
29Deuel County, SD
73.3
67.3
30Jones County, SD
72.8
58.8
31Sanborn County, SD
72.3
61.6
32Marshall County, SD
70.9
64.5
33Kingsbury County, SD
67.7
66.5
34Grant County, SD
67.3
68.9
35Aurora County, SD
66.1
61.3
36Moody County, SD
63.2
50.5
37Tripp County, SD
62.6
50.7
38Potter County, SD
61.4
66.2
39Davison County, SD
58.7
43.3
40Hanson County, SD
58.7
62.2
41Douglas County, SD
57.7
61.5
42Turner County, SD
56
59.3
43McCook County, SD
54.9
58.8
44Hamlin County, SD
50.5
57.1
45Yankton County, SD
49.8
42.9
46Sully County, SD
48.8
70
47Clay County, SD
47.7
37.1
48Fall River County, SD
47.7
46.6
49Beadle County, SD
46.7
43.2
50Edmunds County, SD
45.9
62.8
51Hyde County, SD
45.1
57.4
52Lake County, SD
43.4
51
53Brown County, SD
43.3
42.5
54Walworth County, SD
43.1
50.6
55Lawrence County, SD
38.5
43.9
56Codington County, SD
37
40.4
57Stanley County, SD
35.7
60.1
58Butte County, SD
33.8
43.5
59Brookings County, SD
33.3
48.5
60Hughes County, SD
29.3
42.3
61Minnehaha County, SD
24.3
49.5
62Custer County, SD
23.1
50.7
63Union County, SD
19.9
51.5
64Pennington County, SD
19.6
27.8
65Meade County, SD
16.8
34.5
66Lincoln County, SD
10.8
34.4

Data Source

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.