Metro FMR · CBSA 39660 · HUD FY2026

Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 7% below the US average.

$894
1-bedroom FMR
$1,173
2-bedroom FMR
+7.1%
YoY change
-7%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,173 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 0% below the US average, lower than 70% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#117
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-0%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$46,920
income to afford it (30% rule)
+7.1%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Custer County: #117 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $71,985, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 14.9% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Custer County in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 148,871 residents, this is a smaller-metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$809/mo

13.5% of median income

1 Bedroom

$894/mo

14.9% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,173/mo

19.6% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,631/mo

27.2% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,968/mo

32.8% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·39660

Custer County: $894/mo 1BR · #117 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 39660

  • CBSA 39660
  • 1BR-FMR $894
  • 2BR-FMR $1,173
  • RANK-MID #117
  • YOY-SURGE +7.1%
  • VSUS-NEAR -7%
  • IN-ST-SOLO Solo metro
  • INC-ROOM 15%
  • POP-MID 149K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Alexandria
  • VOUCH-90-110 $805–$983
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Alexandria ($114 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Custer County sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,173 higher than 30% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). This entry sits in this band. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Above this entry. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

CBSA 39660

Counties inside Custer County

Across 3 HUD counties in CBSA 39660, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,173–$1,336, 14% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Pennington County 2BR $1,336 · 110K Meade County 2BR $1,273 · 30K Custer County 2BR $1,173 · 9K

Custer County studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #117 most affordable

1BR $894 (-7% vs US, +7.1% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 39660.

Studio
$809
US avg $893
↑7.7% YoY -9% vs US
1 Bedroom
$894
US avg $959
↑7.1% YoY -7% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,173
US avg $1,175
↑7.1% YoY -0% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,631
US avg $1,525
↑8.3% YoY +7% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,968
US avg $1,756
↑7.0% YoY +12% vs US

How Custer County compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs metros with similar rent levels

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Custer County highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

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

Custer County: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Custer County with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside SD (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside SD

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Anderson
SC · 2 BR $1,173/mo
Jacksonville
NC · 2 BR $1,173/mo
Pocatello
ID · 2 BR $1,173/mo
Utica-Rome
NY · 2 BR $1,172/mo

Burden % · outside SD

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Eau Claire
WI · 19.5% of income · 2 BR $1,181/mo
Geary County
KS · 19.6% of income · 2 BR $1,048/mo
Michigan City-La Porte
IN · 19.6% of income · 2 BR $1,152/mo
York-Hanover
PA · 19.5% of income · 2 BR $1,335/mo

Custer County: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area is $894 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,173 and a studio is $809.
How does Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Custer County, SD HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 7% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $894 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Custer County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,173 ranks #117 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Custer County metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 39660, but 3 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,173–$1,336 for a 2-bedroom (14% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

Compare Custer County vs Alexandria →

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $894/mo · 1BR SD

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