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Moving to South Dakota
No income tax, Mount Rushmore, banking & ranching.
MidwestCapital: PierrePop. 0.9M
South Dakota has an overall price level 88.6 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
88.6Housing index
67.6Groceries index (modeled)
97.1Utilities index (modeled)
98.3Electricity rate
14.3 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
97.7Median home value
$289,600Median monthly rent
$781/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
MemberSources: FEMA NRI 2025 · Census ACS 2024 (live) state-level
South Dakota: median home value $289,600.
Home value
$289,600Rent
$781/moHomeownership rate
68.0%FEMA NRI composite
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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