HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026
Fair Market Rent in South Dakota by county (FY 2026)
South Dakota has 66 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2026 the median two-bedroom is $929. The highest is Pennington County at $1,336, the lowest Ziebach County at $929.
Median 2BR
$929
Highest 2BR
$1,336
Pennington County
Lowest 2BR
$929
Ziebach County
Counties
66
8 in metro areas
South Dakota's two-bedroom FMR is $929, which happens to be Ziebach County's own rate, the cheapest in the state and home to just 2,455 people. Pennington County, home to Rapid City, tops the list at $1,336, about $400 higher. Four counties share the Sioux Falls metro rate. Meade County, which gets its own HUD Metro FMR Area despite a population under 30,000, shows the widest ZIP-level swing in the state. Its Small Area FMRs run from $990 to $1,770 across all 11 of its ZIP codes, a gap that dwarfs anything else in South Dakota.
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 $929 is about 9% below the national median county ($1,018). 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 7% from FY 2025. 66 counties went up, 0 went down, and the rest held.
HUD has already published FY 2027, effective October 1, 2026. Two-bedroom rates go up in 66 counties, down in 0, and hold in the rest. The table shows both years.
Fair Market Rent by county
County | Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | YoY | FY 2027 2BR | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington County | Metro | $921 | $1,018 | $1,336 | $1,743 | $2,178 | +19.4% | $1,430 | 110,386 |
| Meade County | Metro | $878 | $970 | $1,273 | $1,770 | $2,136 | +16.3% | $1,357 | 29,970 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | $830 | $918 | $1,204 | $1,444 | $1,864 | +11.3% | $1,409 | 1,859 |
| Bennett County | Rural | $815 | $901 | $1,182 | $1,417 | $1,830 | +11.7% | $1,395 | 3,391 |
| Custer County | Metro | $809 | $894 | $1,173 | $1,631 | $1,968 | +12.6% | $1,242 | 8,515 |
| Lincoln County | Metro | $865 | $986 | $1,156 | $1,586 | $1,939 | +12.2% | $1,228 | 65,801 |
| McCook County | Metro | $865 | $986 | $1,156 | $1,586 | $1,939 | +12.2% | $1,228 | 5,714 |
| Minnehaha County | Metro | $865 | $986 | $1,156 | $1,586 | $1,939 | +12.2% | $1,228 | 197,742 |
| Turner County | Metro | $865 | $986 | $1,156 | $1,586 | $1,939 | +12.2% | $1,228 | 8,687 |
| Union County | Metro | $796 | $925 | $1,154 | $1,386 | $1,528 | +10.6% | $1,194 | 16,700 |
| Fall River County | Rural | $794 | $878 | $1,152 | $1,381 | $1,783 | +7.0% | $1,289 | 7,079 |
| Butte County | Rural | $758 | $838 | $1,099 | $1,318 | $1,701 | +9.2% | $1,278 | 10,369 |
| Codington County | Rural | $747 | $825 | $1,083 | $1,319 | $1,605 | +8.1% | $1,233 | 28,402 |
| Potter County | Rural | $736 | $813 | $1,067 | $1,358 | $1,652 | +13.6% | $1,305 | 2,587 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | $721 | $797 | $1,046 | $1,455 | $1,755 | +8.6% | $1,207 | 26,047 |
| Hughes County | Rural | $713 | $832 | $1,034 | $1,308 | $1,601 | +6.8% | $1,194 | 17,812 |
| Stanley County | Rural | $713 | $788 | $1,034 | $1,316 | $1,601 | +4.2% | $1,202 | 2,979 |
| Walworth County | Rural | $676 | $747 | $980 | $1,175 | $1,470 | +12.4% | $1,167 | 5,317 |
| Lake County | Rural | $669 | $739 | $970 | $1,163 | $1,627 | +10.4% | $1,154 | 11,207 |
| Beadle County | Rural | $658 | $728 | $955 | $1,245 | $1,472 | +6.6% | $1,090 | 19,089 |
| Brookings County | Rural | $776 | $781 | $953 | $1,325 | $1,599 | +3.3% | $1,066 | 34,631 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | $656 | $725 | $951 | $1,140 | $1,472 | +2.5% | $1,036 | 5,172 |
| Faulk County | Rural | $655 | $724 | $950 | $1,209 | $1,471 | +5.9% | $1,057 | 2,140 |
| Douglas County | Rural | $654 | $722 | $948 | $1,206 | $1,468 | +5.3% | $1,064 | 2,823 |
| Haakon County | Rural | $654 | $722 | $948 | $1,206 | $1,468 | +4.2% | $1,064 | 1,755 |
| Harding County | Rural | $654 | $722 | $948 | $1,206 | $1,468 | +4.9% | $1,064 | 1,176 |
| Hyde County | Rural | $654 | $722 | $948 | $1,206 | $1,468 | +4.9% | $1,014 | 1,319 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | $654 | $722 | $948 | $1,206 | $1,468 | +4.9% | $1,064 | 1,836 |
| Mellette County | Rural | $654 | $722 | $948 | $1,206 | $1,468 | +8.7% | $1,064 | 1,989 |
| Sully County | Rural | $654 | $722 | $948 | $1,206 | $1,468 | +4.9% | $1,064 | 1,318 |
| Lyman County | Rural | $648 | $716 | $940 | $1,127 | $1,455 | +7.8% | $1,086 | 3,719 |
| Davison County | Rural | $645 | $713 | $936 | $1,302 | $1,570 | +7.3% | $1,087 | 19,966 |
| Aurora County | Rural | $641 | $768 | $929 | $1,289 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 2,590 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | $641 | $762 | $929 | $1,292 | $1,558 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 7,018 |
| Brown County | Rural | $652 | $708 | $929 | $1,168 | $1,477 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 38,278 |
| Brule County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,292 | $1,450 | +6.5% | $1,030 | 5,247 |
| Campbell County | Rural | $641 | $794 | $929 | $1,292 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 1,534 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | $803 | $807 | $929 | $1,292 | $1,558 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 9,302 |
| Clark County | Rural | $641 | $847 | $929 | $1,144 | $1,256 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 3,837 |
| Clay County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,292 | $1,558 | +1.6% | $1,022 | 14,953 |
| Corson County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,186 | $1,370 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 3,906 |
| Day County | Rural | $641 | $751 | $929 | $1,292 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 5,485 |
| Deuel County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,292 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 4,298 |
| Dewey County | Rural | $641 | $832 | $929 | $1,207 | $1,230 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 5,275 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,246 | $1,250 | +6.5% | $1,087 | 4,014 |
| Grant County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,292 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,179 | 7,533 |
| Gregory County | Rural | $641 | $749 | $929 | $1,242 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 3,983 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,225 | $1,230 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 6,196 |
| Hand County | Rural | $641 | $788 | $929 | $1,292 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 3,075 |
| Hanson County | Rural | $641 | $824 | $929 | $1,292 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 3,443 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,210 | $1,230 | +5.7% | $1,014 | 7,401 |
| Jackson County | Rural | $641 | $826 | $929 | $1,182 | $1,365 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 2,838 |
| Jones County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,182 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 1,006 |
| McPherson County | Rural | $641 | $710 | $929 | $1,182 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 2,251 |
| Marshall County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,281 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 4,363 |
| Miner County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,182 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 2,312 |
| Moody County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,243 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 6,346 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,282 | $1,511 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 13,695 |
| Perkins County | Rural | $641 | $722 | $929 | $1,212 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,030 | 2,970 |
| Roberts County | Rural | $641 | $799 | $929 | $1,234 | $1,558 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 10,242 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | $641 | $766 | $929 | $1,292 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 2,373 |
| Spink County | Rural | $641 | $777 | $929 | $1,114 | $1,537 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 6,355 |
| Todd County | Rural | $641 | $840 | $929 | $1,292 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 9,353 |
| Tripp County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,251 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 5,607 |
| Yankton County | Rural | $641 | $811 | $929 | $1,292 | $1,438 | +6.5% | $1,016 | 23,311 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | $641 | $708 | $929 | $1,114 | $1,230 | +6.5% | $1,014 | 2,455 |
66 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.
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It depends on the county. For FY 2026 the median two-bedroom FMR across South Dakota's 66 counties is $929, ranging from $929 in Ziebach County to $1,336 in Pennington County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.
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