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Cost of Living · South Dakota

Most Affordable Counties in South Dakota 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in South Dakota

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Buffalo County, SD
99.3
2Todd County, SD
99.2
3Oglala Lakota County, SD
98.4
4Corson County, SD
94.5
5Gregory County, SD
92.5
6McPherson County, SD
91
7Jackson County, SD
90.8
8Bennett County, SD
89.6
9Mellette County, SD
85.4
10Dewey County, SD
84

All South Dakota Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

66 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Buffalo County, SD
99.3
72.8
2Todd County, SD
99.2
51
3Oglala Lakota County, SD
98.4
65.9
4Corson County, SD
94.5
48
5Gregory County, SD
92.5
63.9
6McPherson County, SD
91
60.1
7Jackson County, SD
90.8
66.4
8Bennett County, SD
89.6
44.2
9Mellette County, SD
85.4
55.9
10Dewey County, SD
84
52.5
11Roberts County, SD
81.4
53.4
12Ziebach County, SD
81.4
63.7
13Jerauld County, SD
80.8
66.2
14Haakon County, SD
80.3
64.8
15Miner County, SD
79.5
68.4
16Lyman County, SD
79.3
59
17Bon Homme County, SD
79
61.6
18Perkins County, SD
78.3
65.6
19Hand County, SD
77.7
71.9
20Harding County, SD
77.6
70.9
21Charles Mix County, SD
77.1
55.1
22Hutchinson County, SD
74.6
65.1
23Deuel County, SD
74.1
67.1
24Campbell County, SD
73.8
62.5
25Faulk County, SD
73.8
69.5
26Spink County, SD
73.7
57.6
27Jones County, SD
72.6
60.5
28Kingsbury County, SD
72.5
67.2
29Marshall County, SD
72.5
65.2
30Sanborn County, SD
71.5
62.4
31Day County, SD
69.9
59.9
32Aurora County, SD
69.6
61.7
33Clark County, SD
66
63.1
34Grant County, SD
65.8
67.5
35Tripp County, SD
65.5
50.2
36Moody County, SD
60.8
49.3
37Sully County, SD
59.1
71.9
38Turner County, SD
59
59.7
39Douglas County, SD
58.8
63.4
40Brule County, SD
58.6
41.4
41Hyde County, SD
57.6
61.7
42Hanson County, SD
52.3
60
43Potter County, SD
52.3
63.6
44Yankton County, SD
52.3
43.4
45Walworth County, SD
50.5
52.5
46Hamlin County, SD
48.1
56.1
47Davison County, SD
47.5
41.2
48Brown County, SD
47.4
43
49Clay County, SD
46.2
36.3
50Beadle County, SD
45.3
42.6
51Fall River County, SD
45.2
47.1
52Edmunds County, SD
45.1
63.1
53Codington County, SD
38.3
42
54Lake County, SD
36.5
49.7
55McCook County, SD
35.7
53.7
56Lawrence County, SD
34.5
44.2
57Brookings County, SD
34.3
48.6
58Stanley County, SD
33.4
60.3
59Butte County, SD
31.8
44.9
60Hughes County, SD
27.6
42.1
61Minnehaha County, SD
24.5
49.3
62Custer County, SD
22.8
50.3
63Union County, SD
21
51.6
64Pennington County, SD
19.1
28
65Meade County, SD
16.4
34.2
66Lincoln County, SD
11.5
34.5

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