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Median Home Price in Box Elder, SD

The median home value in Box Elder, SD is $370,374 as of 2026-06-30, up 2.46% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$370,374

Year-over-Year

+2.46%

Population

14,589

Box Elder ranks #5 of 16 South Dakota cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 14.6% above the state's city median of $323,132. It sits in Meade County, where the county-wide median is $400,665.

Crime in Box Elder

Box Elder police recorded a violent crime rate of 350 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,193 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Box Elder

How much does a house cost in Box Elder, SD?

The median home value in Box Elder is $370,374. That's up 2.46% from a year earlier. That is about 14.6% above the typical county in South Dakota.

Is Box Elder expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Box Elder are cheaper than Meade County as a whole, where the median is $400,665 — a difference of about 7.6%.

Is Box Elder a safe place to live?

Box Elder police reported 350 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 14,589. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.