Median home value

$372,100Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.77%Below state avg 1.06%Median bill $2,879/yr · Census

Median rent

$1,1122-bed $825Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Custer County, SD real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Custer County pay a median of $2,879 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $372,100, an effective rate of about 0.77%. The South Dakota average is 1.06%, which makes Custer County the #5 lowest-tax of 65 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,112 a month, and $825 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 28 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $372,000 home here comes to about $2,424 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $104,000 a year (the median household here earns $84,112).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$2,424/mo
  • Principal & interest$2,029
  • Property tax$240
  • Insurance (est.)$155

$372,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Custer County by bedrooms

1 bedroom$7932% above state
2 bedrooms$82516% below state
3 bedrooms$1,39920% above state
4 bedrooms$1,78832% above state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.