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The median home value in Butte County, SD is $360,411 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.16% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$360,411
Year-over-Year
+3.16%
National Rank
#616 of 3071
Butte County ranks 7th out of 50 counties in SD by median home price, and is +53.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SD, the typical county has a median home value of $262,556, making Butte County +37.3% above the SD state median.
Households here earn a median of $75,652 a year against a typical home value of $360,411 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 80% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Butte County recorded a violent crime rate of 151 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,301 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 5,955 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Butte County is $360,411. That's up 3.16% from a year earlier. That is about 53.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Butte County the 7th most expensive of 50 counties in South Dakota.
Median household income here is $75,652, so a typical home costs about 4.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Butte County recorded 151 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,955 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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