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Median Home Price in Brown County, SD

The median home value in Brown County, SD is $247,062 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.6% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$247,062

Year-over-Year

+6.6%

National Rank

#1398 of 3071

Brown County ranks 31st out of 50 counties in SD by median home price, and is +5.4% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SD, the typical county has a median home value of $262,556, making Brown County -5.9% below the SD state median.

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Can you afford a home in Brown County?

Households here earn a median of $70,898 a year against a typical home value of $247,062 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 44% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)

Crime in Brown County

Reporting agencies in Brown County recorded a violent crime rate of 268 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,410 per 100,000.

Based on 1 reporting city covering 28,004 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).

Common questions about Brown County

How much does a house cost in Brown County, SD?

The median home value in Brown County is $247,062. That's up 6.6% from a year earlier. That is about 5.4% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Brown County the 31st most expensive of 50 counties in South Dakota.

Is Brown County affordable?

Median household income here is $70,898, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.

Is Brown County a safe place to live?

Reporting police departments in Brown County recorded 268 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 28,004 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.