Rapid City, SD metro housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 57
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Home Value
$380,504
+2.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
57
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
64 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
28%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
39%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,480/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
37%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$161
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 37% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 19% below the 2017-19 norm, still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (57/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.7% below their final list price; 28% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 39% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $99k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,147 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $987/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $161 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +9% 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: −5.5% to +9.5% (80% range; middle estimate +3.4%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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Counties in Rapid City, SD metro
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington County, SD | $363.7K | +1.9% | 58 |
| Meade County, SD | $398.7K | +4.4% | 50 |
| Custer County, SD | $500.6K | −0.2% | 66 |