ZIPs by state
South Dakota ZIP Codes
364 ZIP codes in South Dakota with FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rents, ranked by 2-bedroom rent from highest to lowest.
- 364
- ZIP codes ranked
- $784
- State avg 1BR
- $990
- State avg 2BR
364 ZIP codes in South Dakota with FY 2026 HUD Fair Market Rents, ranked by 2-bedroom rent from highest to lowest.
What ZIP-level rent looks like in South Dakota
HUD publishes Fair Market Rents at the FMR area level, either a metropolitan statistical area or a non-metro county, not at the ZIP code level. Every ZIP code inside a given FMR area inherits the same HUD rent schedule. Across South Dakota's 364 mapped ZIP codes for FY 2026, the population-independent statewide averages are $691 for a studio, $784 for a 1-bedroom, $990 for a 2-bedroom, $1,295 for a 3-bedroom, and $1,540 for a 4-bedroom. Housing authorities use each ZIP's county or metro FMR (not the state average) to set Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher payment standards, typically 90%–110% of FMR.
Inside South Dakota the range across ZIP codes is wide: the most expensive mapped ZIP is 57719 (Box Elder) at $1,336 for a 2-bedroom, while the cheapest is 57078 (Yankton) at $929 - a 2-bedroom price spread of roughly 44%. Compared to the US 1-bedroom average of $959, South Dakota's statewide 1-bedroom average is 18% below the US benchmark. Because county boundaries drive FMR, two adjacent ZIPs sitting in different counties can have very different official rents even when their neighborhood rental markets are nearly identical.
Some urban markets participate in HUD's Small Area FMR (SAFMR) program, which replaces a single metro FMR with ZIP-specific figures to give voucher holders access to higher-opportunity neighborhoods. Outside SAFMR metros, the county FMR stays the single reference for every ZIP inside that county. For renters, landlords, and Section 8 recipients, the practical takeaway is simple: treat this statewide table as a SD relocation shortlist, if you need more accuracy, click through to the specific county page where each ZIP's payment standard, year-over-year FMR change, and bedroom-specific rents are documented directly from HUD's published schedule.
All ZIP Codes in South Dakota (364)
| # | ZIP | City | 1BR | 2BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57719 | Box Elder | $1,018 | $1,336 |
| 2 | 57725 | Caputa | $1,018 | $1,336 |
| 3 | 57745 | Hill City | $1,018 | $1,336 |
| 4 | 57751 | Keystone | $1,018 | $1,336 |
| 5 | 57761 | New Underwood | $1,018 | $1,336 |
| 6 | 57767 | Owanka | $1,018 | $1,336 |
| 7 | 57775 | Quinn | $1,018 | $1,336 |
| 8 | 57701 | Rapid City | $1,018 | $1,336 |
| 9 | 57702 | Rapid City | $1,018 | $1,336 |
| 10 | 57703 | Rapid City | $1,018 | $1,336 |
| 11 | 57780 | Scenic | $1,018 | $1,336 |
| 12 | 57790 | Wall | $1,018 | $1,336 |
| 13 | 57791 | Wasta | $1,018 | $1,336 |
| 14 | 57718 | Black Hawk | $970 | $1,273 |
| 15 | 57706 | Ellsworth Afb | $970 | $1,273 |
| 16 | 57626 | Faith | $970 | $1,273 |
| 17 | 57741 | Fort Meade | $970 | $1,273 |
| 18 | 57758 | Mud Butte | $970 | $1,273 |
| 19 | 57769 | Piedmont | $970 | $1,273 |
| 20 | 57785 | Sturgis | $970 | $1,273 |
| 21 | 57787 | Union Center | $970 | $1,273 |
| 22 | 57792 | White Owl | $970 | $1,273 |
| 23 | 57339 | Fort Thompson | $918 | $1,204 |
| 24 | 57341 | Gann Valley | $918 | $1,204 |
| 25 | 57714 | Allen | $901 | $1,182 |
| 26 | 57551 | Martin | $901 | $1,182 |
| 27 | 57574 | Tuthill | $901 | $1,182 |
| 28 | 57730 | Custer | $894 | $1,173 |
| 29 | 57738 | Fairburn | $894 | $1,173 |
| 30 | 57744 | Hermosa | $894 | $1,173 |
| 31 | 57773 | Pringle | $894 | $1,173 |
| 32 | 57003 | Baltic | $986 | $1,156 |
| 33 | 57005 | Brandon | $986 | $1,156 |
| 34 | 57319 | Bridgewater | $986 | $1,156 |
| 35 | 57012 | Canistota | $986 | $1,156 |
| 36 | 57013 | Canton | $986 | $1,156 |
| 37 | 57014 | Centerville | $986 | $1,156 |
| 38 | 57015 | Chancellor | $986 | $1,156 |
| 39 | 57018 | Colton | $986 | $1,156 |
| 40 | 57020 | Crooks | $986 | $1,156 |
| 41 | 57021 | Davis | $986 | $1,156 |
| 42 | 57022 | Dell Rapids | $986 | $1,156 |
| 43 | 57027 | Fairview | $986 | $1,156 |
| 44 | 57030 | Garretson | $986 | $1,156 |
| 45 | 57032 | Harrisburg | $986 | $1,156 |
| 46 | 57033 | Hartford | $986 | $1,156 |
| 47 | 57034 | Hudson | $986 | $1,156 |
| 48 | 57035 | Humboldt | $986 | $1,156 |
| 49 | 57036 | Hurley | $986 | $1,156 |
| 50 | 57039 | Lennox | $986 | $1,156 |
| 51 | 57041 | Lyons | $986 | $1,156 |
| 52 | 57043 | Marion | $986 | $1,156 |
| 53 | 57047 | Monroe | $986 | $1,156 |
| 54 | 57048 | Montrose | $986 | $1,156 |
| 55 | 57053 | Parker | $986 | $1,156 |
| 56 | 57055 | Renner | $986 | $1,156 |
| 57 | 57058 | Salem | $986 | $1,156 |
| 58 | 57103 | Sioux Falls | $986 | $1,156 |
| 59 | 57104 | Sioux Falls | $986 | $1,156 |
| 60 | 57105 | Sioux Falls | $986 | $1,156 |
| 61 | 57106 | Sioux Falls | $986 | $1,156 |
| 62 | 57107 | Sioux Falls | $986 | $1,156 |
| 63 | 57108 | Sioux Falls | $986 | $1,156 |
| 64 | 57110 | Sioux Falls | $986 | $1,156 |
| 65 | 57117 | Sioux Falls | $986 | $1,156 |
| 66 | 57197 | Sioux Falls | $986 | $1,156 |
| 67 | 57374 | Spencer | $986 | $1,156 |
| 68 | 57064 | Tea | $986 | $1,156 |
| 69 | 57068 | Valley Springs | $986 | $1,156 |
| 70 | 57070 | Viborg | $986 | $1,156 |
| 71 | 57077 | Worthing | $986 | $1,156 |
| 72 | 57001 | Alcester | $925 | $1,154 |
| 73 | 57025 | Elk Point | $925 | $1,154 |
| 74 | 57038 | Jefferson | $925 | $1,154 |
| 75 | 57049 | North Sioux City | $925 | $1,154 |
| 76 | 57722 | Buffalo Gap | $878 | $1,152 |
| 77 | 57735 | Edgemont | $878 | $1,152 |
| 78 | 57747 | Hot Springs | $878 | $1,152 |
| 79 | 57763 | Oelrichs | $878 | $1,152 |
| 80 | 57766 | Oral | $878 | $1,152 |
| 81 | 57782 | Smithwick | $878 | $1,152 |
| 82 | 57717 | Belle Fourche | $838 | $1,099 |
| 83 | 57760 | Newell | $838 | $1,099 |
| 84 | 57762 | Nisland | $838 | $1,099 |
| 85 | 57788 | Vale | $838 | $1,099 |
| 86 | 57235 | Florence | $825 | $1,083 |
| 87 | 57243 | Henry | $825 | $1,083 |
| 88 | 57245 | Kranzburg | $825 | $1,083 |
| 89 | 57263 | South Shore | $825 | $1,083 |
| 90 | 57272 | Wallace | $825 | $1,083 |
| 91 | 57201 | Watertown | $825 | $1,083 |
| 92 | 57442 | Gettysburg | $813 | $1,067 |
| 93 | 57450 | Hoven | $813 | $1,067 |
| 94 | 57455 | Lebanon | $813 | $1,067 |
| 95 | 57475 | Tolstoy | $813 | $1,067 |
| 96 | 57732 | Deadwood | $797 | $1,046 |
| 97 | 57754 | Lead | $797 | $1,046 |
| 98 | 57759 | Nemo | $797 | $1,046 |
| 99 | 57779 | Saint Onge | $797 | $1,046 |
| 100 | 57783 | Spearfish | $797 | $1,046 |
| 101 | 57799 | Spearfish | $797 | $1,046 |
| 102 | 57793 | Whitewood | $797 | $1,046 |
| 103 | 57522 | Blunt | $832 | $1,034 |
| 104 | 57532 | Fort Pierre | $788 | $1,034 |
| 105 | 57536 | Harrold | $832 | $1,034 |
| 106 | 57537 | Hayes | $788 | $1,034 |
| 107 | 57501 | Pierre | $832 | $1,034 |
| 108 | 57420 | Akaska | $747 | $980 |
| 109 | 57631 | Glenham | $747 | $980 |
| 110 | 57452 | Java | $747 | $980 |
| 111 | 57601 | Mobridge | $747 | $980 |
| 112 | 57472 | Selby | $747 | $980 |
| 113 | 57016 | Chester | $739 | $970 |
| 114 | 57042 | Madison | $739 | $970 |
| 115 | 57050 | Nunda | $739 | $970 |
| 116 | 57054 | Ramona | $739 | $970 |
| 117 | 57057 | Rutland | $739 | $970 |
| 118 | 57075 | Wentworth | $739 | $970 |
| 119 | 57076 | Winfred | $739 | $970 |
| 120 | 57322 | Carpenter | $728 | $955 |
| 121 | 57324 | Cavour | $728 | $955 |
| 122 | 57348 | Hitchcock | $728 | $955 |
| 123 | 57350 | Huron | $728 | $955 |
| 124 | 57379 | Virgil | $728 | $955 |
| 125 | 57381 | Wessington | $728 | $955 |
| 126 | 57384 | Wolsey | $728 | $955 |
| 127 | 57386 | Yale | $728 | $955 |
| 128 | 57002 | Aurora | $781 | $953 |
| 129 | 57006 | Brookings | $781 | $953 |
| 130 | 57220 | Bruce | $781 | $953 |
| 131 | 57026 | Elkton | $781 | $953 |
| 132 | 57061 | Sinai | $781 | $953 |
| 133 | 57071 | Volga | $781 | $953 |
| 134 | 57276 | White | $781 | $953 |
| 135 | 57212 | Arlington | $725 | $951 |
| 136 | 57214 | Badger | $725 | $951 |
| 137 | 57231 | De Smet | $725 | $951 |
| 138 | 57233 | Erwin | $725 | $951 |
| 139 | 57353 | Iroquois | $725 | $951 |
| 140 | 57249 | Lake Preston | $725 | $951 |
| 141 | 57051 | Oldham | $725 | $951 |
| 142 | 57435 | Cresbard | $724 | $950 |
| 143 | 57438 | Faulkton | $724 | $950 |
| 144 | 57460 | Mansfield | $724 | $950 |
| 145 | 57466 | Onaka | $724 | $950 |
| 146 | 57470 | Rockham | $724 | $950 |
| 147 | 57473 | Seneca | $724 | $950 |
| 148 | 57520 | Agar | $722 | $948 |
| 149 | 57312 | Alpena | $722 | $948 |
| 150 | 57313 | Armour | $722 | $948 |
| 151 | 57720 | Buffalo | $722 | $948 |
| 152 | 57724 | Camp Crook | $722 | $948 |
| 153 | 57328 | Corsica | $722 | $948 |
| 154 | 57330 | Delmont | $722 | $948 |
| 155 | 57344 | Harrison | $722 | $948 |
| 156 | 57345 | Highmore | $722 | $948 |
| 157 | 57540 | Holabird | $722 | $948 |
| 158 | 57358 | Lane | $722 | $948 |
| 159 | 57755 | Ludlow | $722 | $948 |
| 160 | 57552 | Midland | $722 | $948 |
| 161 | 57553 | Milesville | $722 | $948 |
| 162 | 57364 | New Holland | $722 | $948 |
| 163 | 57560 | Norris | $722 | $948 |
| 164 | 57564 | Onida | $722 | $948 |
| 165 | 57567 | Philip | $722 | $948 |
| 166 | 57650 | Ralph | $722 | $948 |
| 167 | 57776 | Redig | $722 | $948 |
| 168 | 57651 | Reva | $722 | $948 |
| 169 | 57346 | Stephan | $722 | $948 |
| 170 | 57382 | Wessington Springs | $722 | $948 |
| 171 | 57579 | White River | $722 | $948 |
| 172 | 57585 | Wood | $722 | $948 |
| 173 | 57385 | Woonsocket | $722 | $948 |
| 174 | 57544 | Kennebec | $716 | $940 |
| 175 | 57548 | Lower Brule | $716 | $940 |
| 176 | 57365 | Oacoma | $716 | $940 |
| 177 | 57568 | Presho | $716 | $940 |
| 178 | 57569 | Reliance | $716 | $940 |
| 179 | 57576 | Vivian | $716 | $940 |
| 180 | 57331 | Dimock | $713 | $936 |
| 181 | 57334 | Ethan | $713 | $936 |
| 182 | 57301 | Mitchell | $713 | $936 |
| 183 | 57363 | Mount Vernon | $713 | $936 |
| 184 | 57401 | Aberdeen | $708 | $929 |
| 185 | 57311 | Alexandria | $824 | $929 |
| 186 | 57421 | Amherst | $708 | $929 |
| 187 | 57422 | Andover | $751 | $929 |
| 188 | 57314 | Artesian | $766 | $929 |
| 189 | 57424 | Ashton | $777 | $929 |
| 190 | 57213 | Astoria | $708 | $929 |
| 191 | 57315 | Avon | $762 | $929 |
| 192 | 57426 | Barnard | $708 | $929 |
| 193 | 57427 | Bath | $708 | $929 |
| 194 | 57521 | Belvidere | $826 | $929 |
| 195 | 57004 | Beresford | $708 | $929 |
| 196 | 57216 | Big Stone City | $708 | $929 |
| 197 | 57620 | Bison | $722 | $929 |
| 198 | 57317 | Bonesteel | $749 | $929 |
| 199 | 57428 | Bowdle | $708 | $929 |
| 200 | 57217 | Bradley | $847 | $929 |
| 201 | 57218 | Brandt | $708 | $929 |
| 202 | 57429 | Brentford | $777 | $929 |
| 203 | 57219 | Bristol | $751 | $929 |
| 204 | 57430 | Britton | $708 | $929 |
| 205 | 57221 | Bryant | $708 | $929 |
| 206 | 57621 | Bullhead | $708 | $929 |
| 207 | 57010 | Burbank | $708 | $929 |
| 208 | 57523 | Burke | $749 | $929 |
| 209 | 57321 | Canova | $824 | $929 |
| 210 | 57323 | Carthage | $708 | $929 |
| 211 | 57223 | Castlewood | $708 | $929 |
| 212 | 57325 | Chamberlain | $708 | $929 |
| 213 | 57622 | Cherry Creek | $708 | $929 |
| 214 | 57224 | Claire City | $799 | $929 |
| 215 | 57432 | Claremont | $708 | $929 |
| 216 | 57225 | Clark | $847 | $929 |
| 217 | 57226 | Clear Lake | $708 | $929 |
| 218 | 57017 | Colman | $708 | $929 |
| 219 | 57528 | Colome | $708 | $929 |
| 220 | 57433 | Columbia | $708 | $929 |
| 221 | 57434 | Conde | $847 | $929 |
| 222 | 57227 | Corona | $799 | $929 |
| 223 | 57529 | Dallas | $749 | $929 |
| 224 | 57329 | Dante | $807 | $929 |
| 225 | 57436 | Doland | $777 | $929 |
| 226 | 57531 | Draper | $708 | $929 |
| 227 | 57623 | Dupree | $708 | $929 |
| 228 | 57625 | Eagle Butte | $832 | $929 |
| 229 | 57232 | Eden | $708 | $929 |
| 230 | 57024 | Egan | $708 | $929 |
| 231 | 57332 | Emery | $824 | $929 |
| 232 | 57234 | Estelline | $708 | $929 |
| 233 | 57437 | Eureka | $710 | $929 |
| 234 | 57335 | Fairfax | $749 | $929 |
| 235 | 57337 | Fedora | $708 | $929 |
| 236 | 57439 | Ferney | $708 | $929 |
| 237 | 57028 | Flandreau | $708 | $929 |
| 238 | 57440 | Frankfort | $777 | $929 |
| 239 | 57441 | Frederick | $708 | $929 |
| 240 | 57029 | Freeman | $708 | $929 |
| 241 | 57340 | Fulton | $824 | $929 |
| 242 | 57236 | Garden City | $847 | $929 |
| 243 | 57237 | Gary | $708 | $929 |
| 244 | 57031 | Gayville | $811 | $929 |
| 245 | 57342 | Geddes | $807 | $929 |
| 246 | 57630 | Glencross | $832 | $929 |
| 247 | 57238 | Goodwin | $708 | $929 |
| 248 | 57533 | Gregory | $749 | $929 |
| 249 | 57239 | Grenville | $751 | $929 |
| 250 | 57445 | Groton | $708 | $929 |
| 251 | 57534 | Hamill | $708 | $929 |
| 252 | 57241 | Hayti | $708 | $929 |
| 253 | 57242 | Hazel | $708 | $929 |
| 254 | 57446 | Hecla | $708 | $929 |
| 255 | 57632 | Herreid | $794 | $929 |
| 256 | 57538 | Herrick | $749 | $929 |
| 257 | 57448 | Hosmer | $708 | $929 |
| 258 | 57449 | Houghton | $708 | $929 |
| 259 | 57349 | Howard | $708 | $929 |
| 260 | 57748 | Howes | $708 | $929 |
| 261 | 57541 | Ideal | $708 | $929 |
| 262 | 57750 | Interior | $826 | $929 |
| 263 | 57451 | Ipswich | $708 | $929 |
| 264 | 57037 | Irene | $811 | $929 |
| 265 | 57633 | Isabel | $832 | $929 |
| 266 | 57543 | Kadoka | $826 | $929 |
| 267 | 57634 | Keldron | $708 | $929 |
| 268 | 57355 | Kimball | $708 | $929 |
| 269 | 57246 | Labolt | $708 | $929 |
| 270 | 57356 | Lake Andes | $807 | $929 |
| 271 | 57247 | Lake City | $708 | $929 |
| 272 | 57248 | Lake Norden | $708 | $929 |
| 273 | 57454 | Langford | $708 | $929 |
| 274 | 57636 | Lantry | $832 | $929 |
| 275 | 57638 | Lemmon | $722 | $929 |
| 276 | 57456 | Leola | $710 | $929 |
| 277 | 57040 | Lesterville | $811 | $929 |
| 278 | 57359 | Letcher | $768 | $929 |
| 279 | 57639 | Little Eagle | $708 | $929 |
| 280 | 57640 | Lodgepole | $722 | $929 |
| 281 | 57457 | Long Lake | $710 | $929 |
| 282 | 57547 | Long Valley | $826 | $929 |
| 283 | 57361 | Marty | $807 | $929 |
| 284 | 57251 | Marvin | $708 | $929 |
| 285 | 57641 | Mc Intosh | $708 | $929 |
| 286 | 57642 | Mc Laughlin | $708 | $929 |
| 287 | 57644 | Meadow | $708 | $929 |
| 288 | 57461 | Mellette | $777 | $929 |
| 289 | 57045 | Menno | $708 | $929 |
| 290 | 57252 | Milbank | $708 | $929 |
| 291 | 57362 | Miller | $788 | $929 |
| 292 | 57555 | Mission | $840 | $929 |
| 293 | 57046 | Mission Hill | $811 | $929 |
| 294 | 57645 | Morristown | $708 | $929 |
| 295 | 57646 | Mound City | $794 | $929 |
| 296 | 57559 | Murdo | $708 | $929 |
| 297 | 57255 | New Effington | $799 | $929 |
| 298 | 57465 | Northville | $777 | $929 |
| 299 | 57562 | Okaton | $708 | $929 |
| 300 | 57563 | Okreek | $840 | $929 |
| 301 | 57052 | Olivet | $708 | $929 |
| 302 | 57467 | Orient | $788 | $929 |
| 303 | 57256 | Ortley | $799 | $929 |
| 304 | 57366 | Parkston | $708 | $929 |
| 305 | 57566 | Parmelee | $840 | $929 |
| 306 | 57257 | Peever | $799 | $929 |
| 307 | 57367 | Pickstown | $807 | $929 |
| 308 | 57468 | Pierpont | $751 | $929 |
| 309 | 57368 | Plankinton | $768 | $929 |
| 310 | 57369 | Platte | $807 | $929 |
| 311 | 57648 | Pollock | $794 | $929 |
| 312 | 57649 | Prairie City | $722 | $929 |
| 313 | 57370 | Pukwana | $708 | $929 |
| 314 | 57258 | Raymond | $847 | $929 |
| 315 | 57469 | Redfield | $777 | $929 |
| 316 | 57371 | Ree Heights | $788 | $929 |
| 317 | 57259 | Revillo | $708 | $929 |
| 318 | 57652 | Ridgeview | $832 | $929 |
| 319 | 57471 | Roscoe | $708 | $929 |
| 320 | 57570 | Rosebud | $840 | $929 |
| 321 | 57260 | Rosholt | $799 | $929 |
| 322 | 57261 | Roslyn | $751 | $929 |
| 323 | 57571 | Saint Charles | $749 | $929 |
| 324 | 57572 | Saint Francis | $840 | $929 |
| 325 | 57373 | Saint Lawrence | $788 | $929 |
| 326 | 57059 | Scotland | $762 | $929 |
| 327 | 57262 | Sisseton | $799 | $929 |
| 328 | 57062 | Springfield | $762 | $929 |
| 329 | 57375 | Stickney | $768 | $929 |
| 330 | 57264 | Stockholm | $708 | $929 |
| 331 | 57265 | Strandburg | $708 | $929 |
| 332 | 57474 | Stratford | $708 | $929 |
| 333 | 57266 | Summit | $799 | $929 |
| 334 | 57063 | Tabor | $762 | $929 |
| 335 | 57656 | Timber Lake | $832 | $929 |
| 336 | 57268 | Toronto | $708 | $929 |
| 337 | 57657 | Trail City | $708 | $929 |
| 338 | 57065 | Trent | $708 | $929 |
| 339 | 57376 | Tripp | $708 | $929 |
| 340 | 57476 | Tulare | $777 | $929 |
| 341 | 57477 | Turton | $777 | $929 |
| 342 | 57269 | Twin Brooks | $708 | $929 |
| 343 | 57066 | Tyndall | $762 | $929 |
| 344 | 57067 | Utica | $811 | $929 |
| 345 | 57270 | Veblen | $708 | $929 |
| 346 | 57069 | Vermillion | $708 | $929 |
| 347 | 57271 | Vienna | $847 | $929 |
| 348 | 57072 | Volin | $811 | $929 |
| 349 | 57380 | Wagner | $807 | $929 |
| 350 | 57073 | Wakonda | $708 | $929 |
| 351 | 57658 | Wakpala | $708 | $929 |
| 352 | 57577 | Wanblee | $826 | $929 |
| 353 | 57479 | Warner | $708 | $929 |
| 354 | 57660 | Watauga | $708 | $929 |
| 355 | 57273 | Waubay | $751 | $929 |
| 356 | 57274 | Webster | $751 | $929 |
| 357 | 57481 | Westport | $708 | $929 |
| 358 | 57383 | White Lake | $768 | $929 |
| 359 | 57661 | Whitehorse | $832 | $929 |
| 360 | 57278 | Willow Lake | $847 | $929 |
| 361 | 57279 | Wilmot | $799 | $929 |
| 362 | 57580 | Winner | $708 | $929 |
| 363 | 57584 | Witten | $708 | $929 |
| 364 | 57078 | Yankton | $811 | $929 |
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Fair Market Rents (FMR) are published annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). FMRs are set at the county level and applied to all ZIP codes within that county. They represent the 40th percentile of gross rents for standard-quality rental units.
Source: HUD FY 2026 Fair Market Rent Documentation System.
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