Home values, gross rent, homeownership, housing cost burdens, and the pressure from prices and incomes.
Median owner-occupied home value$257.4K2020–2024 · #33 of 50 · highest first
Median gross rent$9462020–2024 · #49 of 50 · highest first
Homeownership rate68.6%2020–2024 · #19 of 50 · highest first
South Dakota over time
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Home-price growth since 2016 South Dakota · source units
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South Dakota · 2025: +84.3% · Rank #24 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: Not available
FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016. This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability. Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation. Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income. Annual observations use December 31; monthly observations use the first of the month. Lines connect consecutive readings and do not supply values between them. Missing observations break the lines.
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South Dakota · state comparison
Home values, rent, and homeownership
Census values are estimates for occupied housing, rather than current listing or sale prices.
South Dakota · 2020–2024$257,400
South Dakota rank#33among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$332,700Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Median owner-occupied home value
Median reported value of owner-occupied housing.
2024 dollars; a higher value can benefit owners and make buying harder.
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Lower value · $162.6KHigher value · $839.1KStriped: unavailable
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South Dakota · $257,4002020–2024 · Rank #33 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Median owner-occupied home value · 2020–2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Hawaii
$839,100
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#2
California
$734,700
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#3
Washington
$564,600
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#4
Massachusetts
$562,100
—
#5
Colorado
$539,400
—
#6
Utah
$489,400
—
#7
Oregon
$477,600
—
#8
New Jersey
$454,400
—
#9
Nevada
$435,400
—
#10
New York
$423,800
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#11
Maryland
$419,900
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#12
Idaho
$418,600
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#13
Rhode Island
$404,200
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#14
New Hampshire
$402,500
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#15
Arizona
$394,500
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#16
Virginia
$383,700
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#17
Montana
$375,800
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#18
Connecticut
$366,900
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#19
Florida
$359,000
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#20
Alaska
$352,900
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#21
Delaware
$352,000
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#22
Minnesota
$329,300
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#23
Vermont
$316,600
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#24
Wyoming
$309,700
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#25
Georgia
$303,300
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#26
Maine
$296,600
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#27
North Carolina
$288,900
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#28
Tennessee
$286,700
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#29
Texas
$283,800
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#30
Wisconsin
$266,500
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#31
Illinois
$263,300
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#32
South Carolina
$259,000
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#33
South Dakota · your comparison
$257,400
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#34
Pennsylvania
$254,500
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#35
North Dakota
$249,900
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#36
New Mexico
$248,100
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#37
Nebraska
$238,600
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#38
Michigan
$231,600
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#39
Missouri
$230,300
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#40
Indiana
$218,200
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#41
Kansas
$217,200
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#42
Louisiana
$216,500
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#43
Ohio
$214,800
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#44
Alabama
$209,900
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#45
Iowa
$208,000
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#46
Kentucky
$205,600
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#47
Oklahoma
$199,800
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#48
Arkansas
$188,000
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#49
Mississippi
$169,800
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#50
West Virginia
$162,600
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Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.
This source snapshot keeps its own definition and period. A rank shown elsewhere applies only to that comparison’s measure and period.
Method and limitations
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.
This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.
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South Dakota · 2020–202439.8%
South Dakota rank#49among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark51.1%Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Renters · spending at least 30% of income
Housing costs as a share of household income, excluding households for which a ratio cannot be computed.
Renters and owners have separate denominators. Ratios use the Census computed-income universe.
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Lower value · 38.9%Higher value · 60.1%Striped: unavailable
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South Dakota · 39.8%2020–2024 · Rank #49 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Renters · spending at least 30% of income · 2020–2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Florida
60.1%
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#2
Hawaii
56.7%
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#3
Nevada
55.9%
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#4
California
55.3%
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#5
Louisiana
54.8%
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#6
Colorado
52.9%
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#7
Connecticut
52.6%
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#8
Oregon
52.5%
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#9
Georgia
52.4%
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#10
South Carolina
52.1%
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#11
New York
52.1%
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#12
Massachusetts
51.8%
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#13
Texas
51.7%
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#14
New Jersey
51.6%
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#15
Maryland
51.5%
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#16
Arizona
51.4%
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#17
Mississippi
51.3%
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#18
Michigan
50.4%
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#19
New Mexico
50.2%
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#20
Washington
49.9%
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#21
Delaware
49.6%
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#22
North Carolina
48.9%
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#23
West Virginia
48.9%
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#24
Tennessee
48.8%
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#25
Alabama
48.8%
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#26
Virginia
48.5%
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#27
Maine
48.4%
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#28
Vermont
48.4%
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#29
New Hampshire
48.2%
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#30
Pennsylvania
48.2%
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#31
Minnesota
48.1%
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#32
Indiana
48.1%
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#33
Rhode Island
48%
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#34
Illinois
47.9%
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#35
Utah
47.2%
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#36
Idaho
46.9%
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#37
Oklahoma
46.3%
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#38
Ohio
45.9%
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#39
Missouri
45.6%
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#40
Kentucky
45.4%
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#41
Nebraska
45.1%
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#42
Arkansas
44.8%
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#43
Montana
44.8%
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#44
Alaska
44.6%
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#45
Iowa
43.9%
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#46
Wisconsin
43.7%
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#47
Kansas
43.5%
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#48
Wyoming
43.1%
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#49
South Dakota · your comparison
39.8%
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#50
North Dakota
38.9%
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Both series start at 100 in 2016. The gap describes price pressure; it is not a mortgage payment or a price-to-income ratio.
South Dakota · 2025+84.3%
South Dakota rank#24among all 50 states
U.S. benchmarkNot availableSame measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Home-price growth since 2016
FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.
This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability. Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation. Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.
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South Dakota
2025 · South Dakota: +84.3% · Rank #24 of 50, highest first · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
South Dakota Home-price growth since 2016 history
Period
South Dakota
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2016
+0%
2017
+4.5%
2018
+9%
2019
+13.5%
2020
+18.9%
2021
+34.1%
2022
+57%
2023
+67.3%
2024
+76%
2025
+84.3%
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Lower value · +38.2%Higher value · +141.7%Striped: unavailable
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South Dakota · +84.3%2025 · Rank #24 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Home-price growth since 2016 · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Idaho
+141.7%
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#2
Florida
+114.5%
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#3
Maine
+113.7%
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#4
Utah
+113.6%
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#5
Tennessee
+112.4%
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#6
Arizona
+112.3%
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#7
New Hampshire
+110.1%
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#8
Rhode Island
+108%
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#9
Georgia
+107.6%
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#10
North Carolina
+107.1%
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#11
Montana
+106.7%
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#12
Nevada
+106.1%
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#13
South Carolina
+105.5%
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#14
Washington
+100.2%
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#15
Indiana
+94.5%
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#16
Wisconsin
+94%
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#17
Michigan
+93.7%
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#18
Ohio
+93.3%
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#19
Vermont
+92.6%
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#20
New Jersey
+88.9%
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#21
Missouri
+86.9%
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#22
New York
+85.9%
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#23
Nebraska
+84.6%
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#24
Massachusetts
+84.3%
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#24
South Dakota · your comparison
+84.3%
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#26
Texas
+83.3%
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#27
Kentucky
+83.2%
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#28
Colorado
+83.1%
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#29
Kansas
+82.5%
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#30
New Mexico
+82.3%
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#31
Alabama
+81.3%
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#32
Arkansas
+80.8%
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#33
Connecticut
+79.8%
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#34
Pennsylvania
+78.4%
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#35
Virginia
+76.5%
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#36
Delaware
+75.4%
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#37
Oregon
+74.7%
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#38
California
+72.7%
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#39
Oklahoma
+71.9%
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#40
Minnesota
+70%
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#41
Wyoming
+69.3%
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#42
Illinois
+65.3%
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#43
Iowa
+64.2%
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#44
Mississippi
+63.9%
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#45
Hawaii
+63%
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#46
Maryland
+59.4%
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#47
West Virginia
+58.6%
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#48
Alaska
+51.9%
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#49
North Dakota
+45.9%
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#50
Louisiana
+38.2%
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South Dakota · 20255,305
South Dakota rank#41among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark1,431,616Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Total housing units authorized
New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits; final annual, not seasonally adjusted.
A permit is authorization, not a start or completed home. Absolute counts reflect the size of a state. Units in permit-issuing places; excludes public housing.
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Lower value · 848Higher value · 210,217Striped: unavailable
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South Dakota · 5,3052025 · Rank #41 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Total housing units authorized · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Texas
210,217
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#2
Florida
178,297
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#3
California
103,856
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#4
North Carolina
86,167
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#5
Georgia
61,196
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#6
Arizona
51,532
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#7
South Carolina
45,862
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#8
Tennessee
43,374
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#9
New York
38,667
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#10
Washington
34,913
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#11
Colorado
33,754
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#12
Ohio
33,640
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#13
Virginia
33,094
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#14
Indiana
29,076
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#15
New Jersey
27,661
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#16
Utah
26,775
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#17
Pennsylvania
25,709
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#18
Wisconsin
25,569
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#19
Michigan
23,075
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#20
Minnesota
20,947
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#21
Alabama
19,061
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#22
Illinois
18,551
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#23
Nevada
18,540
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#24
Idaho
17,944
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#25
Missouri
17,474
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#26
Oklahoma
15,513
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#27
Arkansas
15,492
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#28
Kentucky
14,940
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#29
Oregon
14,839
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#30
Louisiana
14,203
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#31
Iowa
13,664
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#32
Maryland
13,358
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#33
Massachusetts
12,477
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#34
Nebraska
10,596
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#35
Kansas
10,299
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#36
Mississippi
8,405
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#37
New Mexico
7,747
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#38
Connecticut
7,273
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#39
Maine
6,979
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#40
Delaware
6,468
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#41
South Dakota · your comparison
5,305
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#42
Montana
5,258
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#43
New Hampshire
5,030
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#44
West Virginia
3,962
—
#45
Hawaii
3,708
—
#46
North Dakota
2,440
—
#47
Vermont
2,294
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#48
Wyoming
2,238
—
#49
Rhode Island
1,738
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#50
Alaska
848
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1 of 1 reviewed South Dakota actions · newest first
Mar 24, 2026 · SB 204 · revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund. · Enacted · Signed by governorSouth Dakota Legislature · SB 204
revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund.
Mar 24, 2026 · Enacted · Signed by governor
Sen. Casey Crabtree · Sponsored / Rep. Tim Goodwin · Sponsored / Sen. Randy Deibert · Co-sponsored / Rep. Eric Emery · Co-sponsored / Rep. Erik Muckey · Co-sponsored / Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk · Co-sponsored / Rep. Mike Weisgram · Co-sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
SB 204 revises housing-infrastructure financing by adding land acquisition to the public-infrastructure definition and allowing the Housing Development Authority to use up to 1% of loan principal for administering the loan. Loan principal remains capped at half the total cost of the housing infrastructure project. The program supports single-family and multifamily housing. This connection concerns infrastructure for participating rental projects; the cap is not based on the entire housing development cost and does not set tenant rents. No completed units, tenant savings or statewide rent effect are established.
Approved by Gov. Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-24. Signing, effective dates, implementation and current enforceability are distinct.
Why this record is included
Median gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities and fuel. Infrastructure financing for housing concerns the development costs and potential supply of participating rental housing, a subset of housing projects. Owner-occupied projects are outside this fact, and the law neither sets tenants’ rent nor establishes completed rental units or a change in the statewide median. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained South Dakota evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Section 1. That § 11-15-1 be AMENDED: 11-15-1. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Authority," the South Dakota Housing Development Authority; (2) "Housing infrastructure," the installation, replacement, upgrade, or improvement of public infrastructure for the support of a single-family or multi-family housing project; and (3) "Public infrastructure," a right of way, water distribution system, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, lift station, street, road, bridge, curb, gutter, sidewalk, traffic signal, or streetlight, which is or will be located in the state and is or will be owned, maintained, or provided by a political subdivision of this state or federally recognized Indian tribe; or excavation, necessary site work, compaction, or acquisition of land for support of a single family or multi-family housing project. Section 2. That § 11-15-4 be AMENDED: 11-15-4. The authority may make loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund, created in § 11-15-2, for housing infrastructure projects. The principal amount of a loan may not exceed one-half of the total cost of the housing infrastructure project. The authority may use up to one percent of the principal amount of a loan to offset the authority's expenses in administering the loan.
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What candidates are saying
Explore statements about housing, rent, homeownership and borrowing costs from FactVote’s South Dakota candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.
8 statements from 3 candidates
2026 South Dakota Governor and Lieutenant Governor — General Election
1 candidate with matching statements · 3 statements
Investing in affordable housing, infrastructure, broadband, and community development so South Dakotans can live and work in the communities they call home.
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Source topic or question: Housing
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Investing in affordable housing, infrastructure, broadband, and community development so South Dakotans can live and work in the communities they call home.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
Strengthening programs that prevent domestic violence and sexual assault while ensuring survivors have access to safe housing, counseling, and legal services.
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Strengthening programs that prevent domestic violence and sexual assault while ensuring survivors have access to safe housing, counseling, and legal services.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
Affordable living is the foundation of a stable and productive society. If day-to-day requirements like housing, healthcare, food, and education are unaffordable, working families struggle and the American dream shrinks. That dream is already fading when 50 percent of Americans believe there is litt…
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Source topic or question: Health care
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Affordable living is the foundation of a stable and productive society. If day-to-day requirements like housing, healthcare, food, and education are unaffordable, working families struggle and the American dream shrinks. That dream is already fading when 50 percent of Americans believe there is little chance young people will have better lives than their parents and 32 percent of regular people do not have any emergency savings. Affordability means people working full-time can live with dignity. Good policies like fair wages, targeted subsidies, and tax credits make a difference. The goal is to restructure our economic system so it delivers for regular people, too, not just Big Money that has engineered the status quo. Specifics are available here: https://substack.com/p/its-all-about-affordability
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
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South Dakota incumbents
What incumbents are proposing
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2 matching sponsorships or proposals · 2 South Dakota incumbents. These filters apply only to this section.
Rep. Tim Goodwin
South Dakota House of Representatives · R–SD
1 proposalView proposals from Rep. Tim GoodwinSouth Dakota Legislature · SB 204
revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund.
Mar 24, 2026 · Enacted · Signed by governor
Sen. Casey Crabtree · Sponsored / Rep. Tim Goodwin · Sponsored / Sen. Randy Deibert · Co-sponsored / Rep. Eric Emery · Co-sponsored / Rep. Erik Muckey · Co-sponsored / Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk · Co-sponsored / Rep. Mike Weisgram · Co-sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
SB 204 revises housing-infrastructure financing by adding land acquisition to the public-infrastructure definition and allowing the Housing Development Authority to use up to 1% of loan principal for administering the loan. Loan principal remains capped at half the total cost of the housing infrastructure project. The program supports single-family and multifamily housing. This connection concerns infrastructure for participating rental projects; the cap is not based on the entire housing development cost and does not set tenant rents. No completed units, tenant savings or statewide rent effect are established.
Approved by Gov. Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-24. Signing, effective dates, implementation and current enforceability are distinct.
Why this record is included
Median gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities and fuel. Infrastructure financing for housing concerns the development costs and potential supply of participating rental housing, a subset of housing projects. Owner-occupied projects are outside this fact, and the law neither sets tenants’ rent nor establishes completed rental units or a change in the statewide median. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained South Dakota evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Section 1. That § 11-15-1 be AMENDED: 11-15-1. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Authority," the South Dakota Housing Development Authority; (2) "Housing infrastructure," the installation, replacement, upgrade, or improvement of public infrastructure for the support of a single-family or multi-family housing project; and (3) "Public infrastructure," a right of way, water distribution system, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, lift station, street, road, bridge, curb, gutter, sidewalk, traffic signal, or streetlight, which is or will be located in the state and is or will be owned, maintained, or provided by a political subdivision of this state or federally recognized Indian tribe; or excavation, necessary site work, compaction, or acquisition of land for support of a single family or multi-family housing project. Section 2. That § 11-15-4 be AMENDED: 11-15-4. The authority may make loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund, created in § 11-15-2, for housing infrastructure projects. The principal amount of a loan may not exceed one-half of the total cost of the housing infrastructure project. The authority may use up to one percent of the principal amount of a loan to offset the authority's expenses in administering the loan.
1 proposalView proposals from Sen. Casey CrabtreeSouth Dakota Legislature · SB 204
revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund.
Mar 24, 2026 · Enacted · Signed by governor
Sen. Casey Crabtree · Sponsored / Rep. Tim Goodwin · Sponsored / Sen. Randy Deibert · Co-sponsored / Rep. Eric Emery · Co-sponsored / Rep. Erik Muckey · Co-sponsored / Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk · Co-sponsored / Rep. Mike Weisgram · Co-sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
SB 204 revises housing-infrastructure financing by adding land acquisition to the public-infrastructure definition and allowing the Housing Development Authority to use up to 1% of loan principal for administering the loan. Loan principal remains capped at half the total cost of the housing infrastructure project. The program supports single-family and multifamily housing. This connection concerns infrastructure for participating rental projects; the cap is not based on the entire housing development cost and does not set tenant rents. No completed units, tenant savings or statewide rent effect are established.
Approved by Gov. Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-24. Signing, effective dates, implementation and current enforceability are distinct.
Why this record is included
Median gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities and fuel. Infrastructure financing for housing concerns the development costs and potential supply of participating rental housing, a subset of housing projects. Owner-occupied projects are outside this fact, and the law neither sets tenants’ rent nor establishes completed rental units or a change in the statewide median. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained South Dakota evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Section 1. That § 11-15-1 be AMENDED: 11-15-1. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Authority," the South Dakota Housing Development Authority; (2) "Housing infrastructure," the installation, replacement, upgrade, or improvement of public infrastructure for the support of a single-family or multi-family housing project; and (3) "Public infrastructure," a right of way, water distribution system, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, lift station, street, road, bridge, curb, gutter, sidewalk, traffic signal, or streetlight, which is or will be located in the state and is or will be owned, maintained, or provided by a political subdivision of this state or federally recognized Indian tribe; or excavation, necessary site work, compaction, or acquisition of land for support of a single family or multi-family housing project. Section 2. That § 11-15-4 be AMENDED: 11-15-4. The authority may make loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund, created in § 11-15-2, for housing infrastructure projects. The principal amount of a loan may not exceed one-half of the total cost of the housing infrastructure project. The authority may use up to one percent of the principal amount of a loan to offset the authority's expenses in administering the loan.
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