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Cost of living in Harrisburg, South Dakota

Harrisburg, South Dakota has about 8,519 people. Typical rent is $1,362 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $108,724 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #6 in South Dakota on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,362 a month.

Harrisburg is a city in South Dakota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $108,724 a year.

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People
8,519
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,362
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$108,724
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$312,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,228
Sioux Falls, SD HUD Metro FMR Area

Harrisburg, South Dakota has about 8,519 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $312,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lincoln County is $1,228 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Harrisburg. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area, prices sit at 90.6 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 Harrisburg'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 Harrisburg'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, 1 have higher typical rent than Harrisburg.

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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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.