Cost of living in Vermillion, South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota has about 11,878 people. Typical rent is $764 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $50,456 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 #17 in South Dakota on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $764 a month.
Vermillion is a city in South Dakota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $50,456 a year.
- People
- 11,878
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $764
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $50,456
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $219,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,022
- Clay County, SD
Vermillion, South Dakota has about 11,878 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $219,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Clay County is $1,022 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Vermillion. 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 Vermillion'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 Vermillion'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, 41 have higher typical rent than Vermillion.
Nearby places
- Elk PointCompare with Vermillion
- Akron
Typical rent $710
Compare with Vermillion - Hartington
Typical rent $640
Compare with Vermillion - Beresford
Typical rent $914
Compare with Vermillion - Yankton
Typical rent $790
Compare with Vermillion - Hawarden
Typical rent $933
Compare with Vermillion - North Sioux City
Typical rent $1,098
- Dakota Dunes
Typical rent $1,225
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.