County FMR · HUD FY2026

Beadle County Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for Beadle County, SD - 24% below the US average.

$728
1-bedroom FMR
$955
2-bedroom FMR
+6.6%
YoY change
-24%
vs US avg

The verdict

Beadle is the 20th most expensive of 66 counties in South Dakota by 2-bedroom FMR; nationally it ranks #819 most affordable of 3,145 HUD counties; rent here has climbed 6.6% since FY 2025, a modest shift relative to most counties.

#819
most affordable of 3,145 US counties (2BR)
#20
most expensive of 66 in South Dakota (2BR)
-7%
vs the state average
$29,120
income to afford it (30% rule)

General and Operations Managers spend the smallest share of income on rent here (6.5%), while Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary spend the most (32.3%); 14 of 15 common occupations here can afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent without exceeding the 30% threshold.

FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rent for Beadle County, SD. Verify with HUD →

HUD sets the FY 2026 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent for Beadle County, South Dakota at $728 per month - the federal rental-assistance benchmark for this county. A 2-bedroom costs $955/mo and a studio is $658/mo. This is 24% lower than the national average of $959 and 7% below the South Dakota average of $784.

Rent increased6.6% from FY 2025 ($683), outpacing inflation. The 30% affordability floor is comparatively reachable here at $29,120/year.

FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rents in South Dakota. Population: 19,089. Population has held roughly steady over the past five years (+4.9%, Census ACS). That's in line with South Dakota's statewide growth of +4.0% over the same period.

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Area BEADLE·COUNTY·SD·SD

Beadle County, SD: $728/mo 1BR · #819 of 3145 counties (2BR) · FY2026

  • FMR-AREA SD
  • 1BR-FMR $728
  • 2BR-FMR $955
  • RANK-MID #819
  • YOY-SURGE +6.6%
  • VSUS-BELOW -24%
  • VS-ST-NEAR -7% SD
  • INC-ROOM 14%
  • POP-SMALL 19K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Minnehaha County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $655–$801
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Minnehaha ($258 1BR gap)

Read with: Section 8 housing guide

Fair Market Rents (2026)

Studio
State avg: $691 · US avg: $893
$658/mo
↑ 7.2% YoY -5% vs state -26% vs US
1 Bedroom
State avg: $784 · US avg: $959
$728/mo
↑ 6.6% YoY -7% vs state -24% vs US
2 Bedroom
State avg: $990 · US avg: $1,175
$955/mo
↑ 6.6% YoY -4% vs state -19% vs US
3 Bedroom
State avg: $1,295 · US avg: $1,525
$1,245/mo
↑ 7.4% YoY -4% vs state -18% vs US
4 Bedroom
State avg: $1,540 · US avg: $1,756
$1,472/mo
↑ 7.8% YoY -4% vs state -16% vs US

Year-over-Year Comparison

Bedrooms FY 2025 FY 2026 Change
Studio $614
$658
+$44 (+7.2%)
1 Bedroom $683
$728
+$45 (+6.6%)
2 Bedroom $896
$955
+$59 (+6.6%)
3 Bedroom $1,159
$1,245
+$86 (+7.4%)
4 Bedroom $1,366
$1,472
+$106 (+7.8%)

Rent Burden Analysis

How much of household income goes to rent in Beadle County. The 30% threshold indicates cost burden.

Studio
12.5%
Affordable
Need $26,320/yr for 30% rule
1 Bedroom
13.8%
Affordable
Need $29,120/yr for 30% rule
2 Bedroom
18.2%
Affordable
Need $38,200/yr for 30% rule
3 Bedroom
23.7%
Affordable
Need $49,800/yr for 30% rule
4 Bedroom
28%
Affordable
Need $58,880/yr for 30% rule
How we calculate this

Rent burden = (FMR × 12) ÷ county median household income. Required income = (FMR × 12) ÷ 0.3, the federal 30%-of-gross-income rule HUD uses to define cost burden. Median household income is from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey; FMR is from HUD's FY2026 release. See methodology.

0%100%National avg22%18.2%
Beadle County 2-bedroom rent burden
County median income: $63,082 · National avg burden: 21.7% ·View South Dakota rent burden →

Where Beadle sits among every US county

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 3,145 HUD counties

$955 higher than 26% of 3,145 counties

$600–$800: 23 counties (1%). Below this entry. $800–$1,000: 1,406 counties (45%). This entry sits in this band. $1,000–$1,200: 723 counties (23%). Above this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 417 counties (13%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 181 counties (6%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 172 counties (5%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 108 counties (3%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 29 counties (1%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 40 counties (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 13 counties (0%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 9 counties (0%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 15 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 3 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 3 counties (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 counties (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 counties (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 counties (0%). Above this entry. This county $600 $4,400 every US county, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

How Beadle compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other South Dakota counties

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Beadle is highlighted. Nearby South Dakota counties by 1-bedroom FMR, highest to lowest: Pennington County ($1,018), Minnehaha County ($986), Lincoln County ($986), Meade County ($970), Brookings County ($781), Beadle County (this county) ($728), Brown County ($708).

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Can Common Jobs Afford Rent Here?

With a below-average 1-bedroom at $728/mo, most of these South Dakota occupations clear, or miss, the 30% affordability line.

Occupation SD Salary Rent Burden Verdict
General & Operations Managers $133,440 6.5% Affordable
Software Developers $87,770 10% Affordable
Accountants & Auditors $77,310 11.3% Affordable
Registered Nurses $69,510 12.6% Affordable
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers $60,300 14.5% Affordable
Electricians $58,550 14.9% Affordable
Paralegals & Legal Assistants $57,300 15.2% Affordable
Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $56,880 15.4% Affordable
Elementary School Teachers $49,110 17.8% Affordable
Pharmacy Technicians $43,760 20% Affordable
Customer Service Representatives $39,760 22% Affordable
Retail Salespersons $34,260 25.5% Affordable
Janitors & Cleaners $33,940 25.7% Affordable
Fast Food & Counter Workers $29,480 29.6% Affordable
Teaching Assistants $27,020 32.3% Stretched
Salaries: BLS OES (South Dakota) median · 30% = affordable threshold · Try the salary calculator →

Rent Trends (2020–2026)

7-year Fair Market Rent history for Beadle County. Shows how HUD rental rates have changed over time.

Over the 6-year span HUD has tracked for Beadle (FY 2020-2026), the 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent has risen 28.6% overall, from $566 to $728. Most of that movement was gradual except for a single sharp jump of +15.4% in FY 2024, well above this county's typical year-to-year change.

$500$550$600$650$700$750 FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026 $728
Beadle County 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent, FY2020–FY2026
Year Studio 1 BR 2 BR
FY 2026 ↑6.6% $658 $728 $955
FY 2025 ↓5.9% $614 $683 $896
FY 2024 ↑15.4% $647 $726 $954
FY 2023 ↑9.4% $586 $629 $828
FY 2022 ↑4.2% $572 $575 $757
FY 2021 ↓2.5% $549 $552 $719
FY 2020 $563 $566 $714
Total change (6yr): +28.6%
Annualized: +4.3%/yr
1 BR: $566 → $728

Part of the Huron, SD Micro Area

Beadle County is a central county of the Huron, SD micropolitan statistical area.

Nationwide peers by 2BR FMR & rent burden

Two PlainRent-derived comparison paths for Beadle County, both outside South Dakota so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice above. Axes stay disjoint: burden peers exclude the FMR peer set.

Similar 2-bedroom FMR

Nearest HUD 2BR Fair Market Rents outside SD (FY2026).

Harrison County
WV · 2 BR $955/mo
Cleburne County
AR · 2 BR $955/mo
Leake County
MS · 2 BR $955/mo
Humphreys County
TN · 2 BR $955/mo

Similar rent burden

Nearest 2BR FMR as a share of median household income (outside SD).

Dodge County
MN · 18.2% of income · 2 BR $1,407/mo
Adams County
IN · 18.2% of income · 2 BR $956/mo
Montgomery County
IL · 18.2% of income · 2 BR $937/mo
Lamar County
MS · 18.2% of income · 2 BR $1,047/mo

Nearby Counties in South Dakota

Largest counties by population in South Dakota

Showing the 8 largest of 65 other counties in South Dakota.

Minnehaha County
1 BR: $986/mo Pop: 197,742
Pennington County
1 BR: $1,018/mo Pop: 110,386
Lincoln County
1 BR: $986/mo Pop: 65,801
Brown County
1 BR: $708/mo Pop: 38,278
Brookings County
1 BR: $781/mo Pop: 34,631
Meade County
1 BR: $970/mo Pop: 29,970
Codington County
1 BR: $825/mo Pop: 28,402
Lawrence County
1 BR: $797/mo Pop: 26,047
View all counties in South Dakota →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average rent in Beadle County? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Beadle County is $728 per month. A 2-bedroom is $955 and a studio is $658.
How does Beadle County rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in Beadle County is 24% below the national average. A 1-bedroom here costs $728 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Beadle County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
According to HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent schedule, Beadle County's 2-bedroom FMR of $955 ranks #819 most affordable among 3,145 HUD counties, placing it in the middle half of HUD counties.
What income do I need to afford rent in Beadle County? ▼
Based on the 30% affordability rule, you need an annual income of at least $29,120 ($2,427/month) to afford a 1-bedroom at Fair Market Rent in Beadle County.
Is rent going up or down in Beadle County? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Beadle County increased by 6.6% from FY 2025 to FY 2026, going from $683 to $728.
Which jobs can afford rent in Beadle County? ▼
Based on South Dakota BLS salary data and the 30% affordability rule, jobs like General and Operations Managers, Software Developers, Accountants and Auditors can afford a 1-bedroom at $728/mo. 14 of 15 common occupations are affordable here.
How much has rent changed in Beadle County over time? ▼
The 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Beadle County went from $566 in FY 2020 to $728 in FY 2026, a total change of +28.6% over 6 years.
How does Fair Market Rent affect Section 8 vouchers in Beadle County? ▼
In Beadle County, the FY 2026 FMR of $728/mo for a 1-bedroom sets the baseline that local housing authorities use for Section 8 payment standards.
What does Fair Market Rent mean for Beadle County? ▼
For Beadle County, it's the specific 40th-percentile rent HUD publishes each year ($728/mo for a 1-bedroom in FY 2026).

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD Fair Market Rents. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

All federal data sources used on this page
  • HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) - county-level fair-market rent estimates by bedroom count. huduser.gov/datasets/fmr
  • HUD Income Limits - area median income for affordability calculations. huduser.gov/datasets/il
  • HUD Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) - rent burden and housing-cost distribution. huduser.gov/datasets/cp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - county and metro housing characteristics + median rent. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • BLS Consumer Price Index, Rent of Primary Residence - rent inflation by metro. bls.gov/cpi
  • IRS Migration Data (SOI) - interstate migration aggregates affecting county demand. irs.gov/statistics/migration
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics - state-level median wages by occupation, used for job affordability analysis. bls.gov/oes

Every figure on PlainRent is rendered directly from HUD's published Fair Market Rent records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of FY 2026.