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What Is It Like to Live in Sioux Falls?

What it costs to live in Sioux Falls, and how it compares with other South Dakota cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

47

4th best value in South Dakota

How much you get for what you pay, versus other South Dakota cities.

Overall livability

51

4th overall in South Dakota

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Sioux Falls is home to about 189,258 people. A typical home runs $218,600 and a household earns around $66,800, a price-to-income ratio of 3.3. Among South Dakota's cities, it ranks 4th for value and 4th overall.

Sioux Falls at a glance

Median home price

$218,600

5th in SD of 7

Median rent

$892/mo

Median household income

$66,800

Home price to income

3.3x

Unemployment

2.5%

4th in SD of 7

School rating

5/10

1st in SD of 7

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in SD of 7

Walk score

22/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within South Dakota only. Updated 2026.