SD metros
Cost of living across major SD metropolitan areas.
What living in SD costs
Across the 1 SD metro we track, the typical cost-of-living index is 90.1 against a national metro median of 95.7 — about 6% cheaper than the typical US metro. That ranks SD 7 of the 48 states we cover, counting from the cheapest.
A typical SD home costs $342,936, or about 4.4× median household income, and typical rent is $1,309/mo.
Taxes in SD
SD levies no state income tax, so the trade-off usually shows up in property and sales tax instead. Effective property tax runs about 1.2% of home value in a typical SD metro, and combined state and local sales tax is around 6.4%.
Property tax is the one that scales with housing, so it bites hardest in the pricier metros above. Per-metro figures are on each metro page.
| Metro | COL index | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls, SD | 90.1 | $342,936 | $1,309 |
Cities & towns in SD (2)
Local property tax, home values and school scores for each place.