Lake County, SD housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 66
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Home Value
$316,621
+2.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
66
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
98 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
9.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
52%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$117
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 52% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 24% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−13% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (66/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.7% below their final list price; 9% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $82k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,892 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $117 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (73% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.7% to +10.7% (80% range; middle estimate +3.8%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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ZIP codes in Lake County, SD
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison, SD 57042 | $273.5K | +1.4% | 44 |
| Wentworth, SD 57075 | $499.3K | −1.5% | 88 |
| Ramona, SD 57054 | – | – | 48 |
| Colton, SD 57016 | $383.6K | +5.7% | 85 |
| Winfred, SD 57076 | – | – | 8 |
| Rutland, SD 57057 | – | – | 13 |
| Nunda, SD 57050 | – | – | 14 |