Cost of living in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls, South Dakota has about 201,469 people. Typical rent is $1,035 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $75,970 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 #12 in South Dakota on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,035 a month.
Sioux Falls is a city in South Dakota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $75,970 a year.
- People
- 201,469
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,035
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $75,970
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $292,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,228
- Sioux Falls, SD HUD Metro FMR Area
Sioux Falls, South Dakota has about 201,469 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $292,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Minnehaha County is $1,228 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Sioux Falls. 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 Sioux Falls'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 Sioux Falls'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, 13 have higher typical rent than Sioux Falls.
Nearby places
- Harrisburg
Typical rent $1,362
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Typical rent $1,220
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Typical rent $976
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Typical rent $1,135
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Typical rent $938
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Typical rent $1,232
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Typical rent $745
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Typical rent $867
Compare with Sioux Falls
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.