Cost of living in Tea, South Dakota
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,220 a month.
Tea is a city in South Dakota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $120,139 a year.
- People
- 6,786
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,220
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $120,139
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $351,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,228
- Sioux Falls, SD HUD Metro FMR Area
Tea, South Dakota has about 6,786 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $351,100.
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 Tea. 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 Tea'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 Tea'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, 6 have higher typical rent than Tea.
Nearby places
- Harrisburg
Typical rent $1,362
Compare with Tea - Sioux Falls
Typical rent $1,035
Compare with Tea - Lennox
Typical rent $745
Compare with Tea - Hartford
Typical rent $938
Compare with Tea - Crooks
Typical rent $1,135
Compare with Tea - Brandon
Typical rent $976
Compare with Tea - Canton
Typical rent $673
Compare with Tea - Parker
Typical rent $971
Compare with Tea
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.