Cost of living in Clear Lake, South Dakota

Clear Lake, South Dakota has about 1,327 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $162,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Deuel County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Clear Lake. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

South Dakota's prices sit at 88.6 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

South Dakota does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Clear Lake'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 Clear Lake's bill.

EIA does not publish a South Dakota gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in South Dakota shares this price.

Among 67 places we list in South Dakota with a rent figure, 58 have higher typical rent than Clear Lake.