Income needed to buy a home
Every county in South Dakota
In the middle county, Hand County, the typical home takes $88,826 a year. Locals can afford the typical home in 9 of 50 counties.
| County | Typical home | Monthly cost | Income needed | Local median income | For locals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | $141,213 | $1,084 | $46,473 | $35,417 | A stretch |
| Walworth County | $137,130 | $1,102 | $47,240 | $65,026 | Within reach |
| Bon Homme County | $163,660 | $1,313 | $56,274 | $64,435 | Within reach |
| Corson County | $167,697 | $1,356 | $58,117 | $46,406 | A stretch |
| Spink County | $174,248 | $1,381 | $59,180 | $70,139 | Within reach |
| Perkins County | $175,584 | $1,390 | $59,578 | $66,908 | Within reach |
| Campbell County | $191,142 | $1,523 | $65,252 | $68,929 | Right at the edge |
| Beadle County | $194,545 | $1,546 | $66,261 | $67,681 | Right at the edge |
| Tripp County | $205,518 | $1,578 | $67,650 | $58,987 | A stretch |
| Miner County | $207,145 | $1,593 | $68,259 | $76,140 | Within reach |
| Clark County | $218,039 | $1,687 | $72,285 | $70,726 | Right at the edge |
| Jerauld County | $224,755 | $1,752 | $75,098 | $73,750 | Right at the edge |
| Roberts County | $230,732 | $1,772 | $75,933 | $65,130 | A stretch |
| Bennett County | $225,184 | $1,773 | $75,981 | $53,750 | A stretch |
| Hutchinson County | $228,897 | $1,800 | $77,128 | $73,977 | Right at the edge |
| Marshall County | $235,292 | $1,802 | $77,249 | $78,156 | Right at the edge |
| Edmunds County | $232,166 | $1,806 | $77,383 | $81,630 | Right at the edge |
| Potter County | $224,076 | $1,822 | $78,088 | $72,045 | Right at the edge |
| Sanborn County | $242,480 | $1,843 | $78,977 | $78,750 | Right at the edge |
| Grant County | $239,210 | $1,883 | $80,714 | $75,028 | Right at the edge |
| Brown County | $244,760 | $1,957 | $83,889 | $70,898 | A stretch |
| Brule County | $255,976 | $1,993 | $85,420 | $73,720 | A stretch |
| Kingsbury County | $255,613 | $2,015 | $86,367 | $74,000 | A stretch |
| Harding County | $258,524 | $2,047 | $87,748 | $80,441 | Right at the edge |
| Davison County | $254,159 | $2,048 | $87,755 | $66,208 | A stretch |
| Hand County | $266,695 | $2,073 | $88,826 | $74,635 | A stretch |
| Day County | $271,080 | $2,103 | $90,131 | $66,033 | A stretch |
| Sully County | $278,432 | $2,178 | $93,321 | $72,578 | A stretch |
| Yankton County | $278,221 | $2,206 | $94,542 | $72,821 | A stretch |
| McCook County | $291,834 | $2,298 | $98,470 | $83,852 | A stretch |
| Clay County | $288,077 | $2,318 | $99,353 | $56,850 | Far off |
| Fall River County | $292,272 | $2,328 | $99,766 | $67,917 | Far off |
| Hughes County | $294,894 | $2,348 | $100,619 | $81,395 | A stretch |
| Charles Mix County | $298,583 | $2,362 | $101,238 | $64,038 | Far off |
| Deuel County | $307,910 | $2,384 | $102,157 | $83,112 | A stretch |
| Turner County | $300,707 | $2,391 | $102,463 | $75,771 | A stretch |
| Moody County | $311,430 | $2,440 | $104,570 | $78,427 | A stretch |
| Lake County | $316,621 | $2,495 | $106,935 | $76,808 | A stretch |
| Stanley County | $312,822 | $2,513 | $107,686 | $87,712 | A stretch |
| Minnehaha County | $327,050 | $2,614 | $112,046 | $76,880 | Far off |
| Brookings County | $326,695 | $2,623 | $112,426 | $70,064 | Far off |
| Hamlin County | $341,390 | $2,715 | $116,349 | $87,101 | A stretch |
| Codington County | $344,255 | $2,723 | $116,711 | $72,727 | Far off |
| Butte County | $356,023 | $2,790 | $119,569 | $75,652 | Far off |
| Union County | $358,600 | $2,882 | $123,534 | $89,636 | A stretch |
| Pennington County | $363,679 | $2,888 | $123,751 | $74,517 | Far off |
| Lincoln County | $382,191 | $3,074 | $131,729 | $99,166 | A stretch |
| Meade County | $398,679 | $3,134 | $134,308 | $74,790 | Far off |
| Lawrence County | $449,746 | $3,484 | $149,327 | $73,384 | Out of reach |
| Custer County | $500,632 | $3,854 | $165,185 | $84,112 | Far off |
10% down, 7.40% 30-year fixed, housing at 28% of gross income. How it works.