Cost of living in Yankton, South Dakota
Simple answer
Typical rent is $790 a month.
Yankton is a city in South Dakota. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $67,804 a year.
- People
- 15,540
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $790
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $67,804
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $222,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,016
- Yankton County, SD
Yankton, South Dakota has about 15,540 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $222,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Yankton County is $1,016 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Yankton. 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 Yankton'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 Yankton'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, 37 have higher typical rent than Yankton.
Nearby places
- Hartington
Typical rent $640
Compare with Yankton - Vermillion
Typical rent $764
Compare with Yankton - Tyndall
Typical rent $753
Compare with Yankton - Springfield
Typical rent $735
Compare with Yankton - Freeman
Typical rent $741
Compare with Yankton - Beresford
Typical rent $914
Compare with Yankton - Parker
Typical rent $971
Compare with Yankton - Elk PointCompare with Yankton
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.