South Dakota cities

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18 South Dakota cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

Long thesis

The pop-weighted momentum score is 71/100 with median 1-yr of +2.9%. That's broad-based strength across the state's 18 tracked cities — 1 are in the 'Hot' tier. When this many markets move together, the simplest explanation is structural demand.

Short thesis

The bear case is the boring one: the median market is fine but the cycle is real. Watch the cities at the bottom of this state's distribution as the early-warning signal.

18
Cities tracked
$333,043
Median home (state)
17
Rising / Hot
0
Cooling / Declining

Box Elder

pop 13,887
78
Hot$366,882 · +3.1%

Brookings

pop 24,555
73
Rising$316,002 · +5.0%

Vermillion

pop 11,877
73
Rising$273,495 · +4.1%

Tea

pop 7,699
73
Rising$382,864 · +0.7%

Sioux Falls

pop 209,289
72
Rising$333,043 · +1.6%

Rapid City

pop 79,894
72
Rising$363,258 · +2.0%

Harrisburg

pop 10,203
72
Rising$361,696 · +0.7%

Watertown

pop 23,492
71
Rising$308,596 · +3.4%

Spearfish

pop 13,803
71
Rising$456,917 · -0.3%

Aberdeen

pop 27,919
70
Rising$242,197 · +7.8%

Pierre

pop 13,788
70
Rising$296,352 · +6.3%

Sturgis

pop 7,014
70
Rising$378,575 · +2.9%

Huron

pop 14,515
69
Rising$175,139 · +6.8%

Mitchell

pop 15,621
68
Rising$249,770 · +2.5%

Yankton

pop 15,670
66
Rising$276,091 · +2.7%

Madison

pop 6,086
66
Rising$265,888 · +3.5%

Brandon

pop 10,837
64
Rising$390,341 · +1.2%

Belle Fourche

pop 5,855
56
Stable$340,414 · +1.6%

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Tools for South Dakota

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Cost of living & climate

Cost-of-living index
92.4 (US=100)
Below Us Avg. Source: MERIC Q4 2024 composite (housing, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare, misc).
Climate

Humid continental and semi-arid. Hot summers, brutal cold winters. Tornadoes and blizzards.

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