Cost of living in Box Elder, South Dakota
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,491 a month.
Box Elder is a city in South Dakota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $73,008 a year.
- People
- 12,902
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,491
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $73,008
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $302,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,430
- Rapid City, SD HUD Metro FMR Area
Box Elder, South Dakota has about 12,902 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $302,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Pennington County is $1,430 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Box Elder. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Rapid City, SD metro area, prices sit at 89.2 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
South Dakota does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Box Elder's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical South Dakota home paid 15.37¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Box Elder's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for South Dakota in the table we use.
Among 67 places we list in South Dakota with a rent figure, 0 have higher typical rent than Box Elder.
Nearby places
- Ashland HeightsCompare with Box Elder
- Rapid Valley
Typical rent $1,174
Compare with Box Elder - Green ValleyCompare with Box Elder
- Rapid City
Typical rent $1,109
Compare with Box Elder - BlackhawkCompare with Box Elder
- Colonial Pine HillsCompare with Box Elder
- Summerset
Typical rent $1,288
Compare with Box Elder - Sturgis
Typical rent $780
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in South Dakota
Bigger places in South Dakota
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.