HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2027
Fair Market Rent in South Dakota by county (FY 2027)
South Dakota has 66 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom is $1,033. The highest is Pennington County at $1,430, the lowest Ziebach County at $1,014.
Median 2BR
$1,033
Highest 2BR
$1,430
Pennington County
Lowest 2BR
$1,014
Ziebach County
Counties
66
8 in metro areas
8 of the 66 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 58 get a county rate built from their own rents. The South Dakota median of $1,033 is about 3% below the national median county ($1,063). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 66 of the 66 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.
The median two-bedroom moved up 11% from FY 2026. 66 counties went up, 0 went down, and the rest held.
Fair Market Rent by county
County | Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | YoY | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington County | Metro | $996 | $1,093 | $1,430 | $1,833 | $2,390 | +7.0% | 113,512 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | $981 | $1,077 | $1,409 | $1,679 | $2,222 | +17.0% | 1,808 |
| Bennett County | Rural | $971 | $1,066 | $1,395 | $1,662 | $2,200 | +18.0% | 3,345 |
| Meade County | Metro | $945 | $1,037 | $1,357 | $1,879 | $2,268 | +6.6% | 30,546 |
| Potter County | Rural | $909 | $998 | $1,305 | $1,678 | $2,058 | +22.3% | 2,388 |
| Fall River County | Rural | $898 | $985 | $1,289 | $1,616 | $2,033 | +11.9% | 7,258 |
| Butte County | Rural | $890 | $977 | $1,278 | $1,523 | $2,015 | +16.3% | 10,676 |
| Custer County | Metro | $865 | $949 | $1,242 | $1,720 | $2,076 | +5.9% | 8,892 |
| Codington County | Rural | $871 | $943 | $1,233 | $1,504 | $1,715 | +13.9% | 28,767 |
| Lincoln County | Metro | $941 | $1,044 | $1,228 | $1,694 | $2,053 | +6.2% | 70,638 |
| McCook County | Metro | $941 | $1,044 | $1,228 | $1,694 | $2,053 | +6.2% | 5,751 |
| Minnehaha County | Metro | $941 | $1,044 | $1,228 | $1,694 | $2,053 | +6.2% | 203,289 |
| Turner County | Metro | $941 | $1,044 | $1,228 | $1,694 | $2,053 | +6.2% | 8,882 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | $841 | $923 | $1,207 | $1,671 | $2,017 | +15.4% | 27,233 |
| Stanley County | Rural | $837 | $919 | $1,202 | $1,545 | $1,896 | +16.2% | 3,015 |
| Hughes County | Rural | $900 | $986 | $1,194 | $1,461 | $1,837 | +15.5% | 17,664 |
| Union County | Metro | $831 | $965 | $1,194 | $1,447 | $1,618 | +3.5% | 17,081 |
| Grant County | Rural | $821 | $901 | $1,179 | $1,405 | $1,859 | +26.9% | 7,563 |
| Walworth County | Rural | $813 | $1,072 | $1,167 | $1,390 | $1,750 | +19.1% | 5,271 |
| Lake County | Rural | $804 | $882 | $1,154 | $1,375 | $1,929 | +19.0% | 10,972 |
| Beadle County | Rural | $759 | $833 | $1,090 | $1,440 | $1,705 | +14.1% | 19,309 |
| Davison County | Rural | $757 | $831 | $1,087 | $1,505 | $1,817 | +16.1% | 19,952 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | $757 | $831 | $1,087 | $1,423 | $1,429 | +17.0% | 4,048 |
| Lyman County | Rural | $756 | $830 | $1,086 | $1,294 | $1,713 | +15.5% | 3,724 |
| Brookings County | Rural | $853 | $858 | $1,066 | $1,476 | $1,782 | +11.9% | 35,353 |
| Douglas County | Rural | $741 | $813 | $1,064 | $1,368 | $1,678 | +12.2% | 2,828 |
| Haakon County | Rural | $741 | $813 | $1,064 | $1,368 | $1,678 | +12.2% | 1,722 |
| Harding County | Rural | $741 | $813 | $1,064 | $1,368 | $1,678 | +12.2% | 1,148 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | $741 | $813 | $1,064 | $1,368 | $1,678 | +12.2% | 1,772 |
| Mellette County | Rural | $741 | $813 | $1,064 | $1,368 | $1,678 | +12.2% | 1,943 |
| Sully County | Rural | $741 | $813 | $1,064 | $1,368 | $1,678 | +12.2% | 1,526 |
| Faulk County | Rural | $736 | $808 | $1,057 | $1,359 | $1,667 | +11.3% | 2,126 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | $721 | $792 | $1,036 | $1,234 | $1,634 | +8.9% | 5,244 |
| Brule County | Rural | $717 | $787 | $1,030 | $1,426 | $1,501 | +10.9% | 5,283 |
| Perkins County | Rural | $717 | $787 | $1,030 | $1,229 | $1,624 | +10.9% | 3,001 |
| Clay County | Rural | $712 | $821 | $1,022 | $1,415 | $1,708 | +10.0% | 15,219 |
| Yankton County | Rural | $707 | $900 | $1,016 | $1,407 | $1,602 | +9.4% | 23,414 |
| Aurora County | Rural | $706 | $842 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 2,642 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | $706 | $838 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,695 | +9.1% | 7,044 |
| Brown County | Rural | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,283 | $1,584 | +9.1% | 37,877 |
| Campbell County | Rural | $706 | $815 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 1,593 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | $894 | $895 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,695 | +9.1% | 9,281 |
| Clark County | Rural | $706 | $931 | $1,014 | $1,211 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 3,917 |
| Corson County | Rural | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,372 | $1,537 | +9.1% | 3,806 |
| Day County | Rural | $706 | $858 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 5,437 |
| Deuel County | Rural | $706 | $827 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 4,328 |
| Dewey County | Rural | $706 | $878 | $1,014 | $1,308 | $1,344 | +9.1% | 5,205 |
| Gregory County | Rural | $706 | $856 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 4,016 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,334 | $1,337 | +9.1% | 6,373 |
| Hand County | Rural | $706 | $820 | $1,014 | $1,304 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 3,140 |
| Hanson County | Rural | $706 | $911 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 3,472 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,328 | $1,333 | +9.1% | 7,404 |
| Hyde County | Rural | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,599 | +7.0% | 1,191 |
| Jackson County | Rural | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,304 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 2,802 |
| Jones County | Rural | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,304 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 1,004 |
| McPherson County | Rural | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,304 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 2,145 |
| Marshall County | Rural | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,384 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 4,344 |
| Miner County | Rural | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,304 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 2,300 |
| Moody County | Rural | $706 | $817 | $1,014 | $1,347 | $1,694 | +9.1% | 6,397 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 13,491 |
| Roberts County | Rural | $706 | $846 | $1,014 | $1,339 | $1,695 | +9.1% | 10,221 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | $706 | $931 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 2,384 |
| Spink County | Rural | $706 | $835 | $1,014 | $1,208 | $1,695 | +9.1% | 6,219 |
| Todd County | Rural | $706 | $892 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 9,244 |
| Tripp County | Rural | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,371 | $1,599 | +9.1% | 5,611 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | $706 | $775 | $1,014 | $1,325 | $1,420 | +9.1% | 2,377 |
66 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.
Highest 2BR rates
Questions people ask
It depends on the county. For FY 2027 the median two-bedroom FMR across South Dakota's 66 counties is $1,033, ranging from $1,014 in Ziebach County to $1,430 in Pennington County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.
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