FMRFinder

South Dakota fair market rent by county

South Dakota · FY2027 · 66 listed places · 63 HUD FMR areas

$1,033median 2BR

From $1,014 in Ziebach County to $1,430 in Pennington County

FY2026 → FY2027: median +9.1% · 66 up, 0 down · largest Grant County +26.9% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $57,200 a year in Pennington County and $40,560 in Ziebach County.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$728$29,120$14.00
1 bedroom$836$33,440$16.08
2 bedrooms$1,033$41,320$19.87
3 bedrooms$1,404$56,160$27.00
4 bedrooms$1,678$67,120$32.27

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed South Dakota places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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