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City guide · South Dakota
Moving to Sioux Falls, SD
Banking hub, no income tax, growing fast.
Pop. 193kCost index 92.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,100/moMedian home $295kWalk score 41
Sioux Falls (metro area) has an overall price level 92.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
92.0Housing index
67.6Groceries index (modeled)
98.0Utilities index (modeled)
98.8Electricity rate
14.3 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
98.4Median home value (est.)
$295,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,100/moSouth Dakota unemployment is 2.2% with median household income $77k.
Unemployment rate
2.2%Median household income
$76,881Per-capita income
$41,637Labor-force participation
67.9%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberSioux Falls: median home value $295,000.
Home value
$295,000Rent
$1,100/moHomeownership rate
68.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
27/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowSouth Dakota 4th-grade math proficiency: 42.5% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
42.5%Per-pupil spending
$10,950Student–teacher ratio (est.)
15Public 4-yr grad rate
53.0%Notable universities
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