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Median Home Price in Clay County, SD

The median home value in Clay County, SD is $288,548 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.23% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$288,548

Year-over-Year

+3.23%

National Rank

#1039 of 3071

Clay County ranks 20th out of 50 counties in SD by median home price, and is +23.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SD, the typical county has a median home value of $262,556, making Clay County +9.9% above the SD state median.

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Can you afford a home in Clay County?

Households here earn a median of $56,850 a year against a typical home value of $288,548 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.1×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 85% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)

Crime in Clay County

Reporting agencies in Clay County recorded a violent crime rate of 182 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,164 per 100,000.

Based on 1 reporting city covering 12,110 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).

Common questions about Clay County

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

The median home value in Clay County is $288,548. That's up 3.23% from a year earlier. That is about 23.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Clay County the 20th most expensive of 50 counties in South Dakota.

Is Clay County affordable?

Median household income here is $56,850, so a typical home costs about 5.1× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.

Is Clay County a safe place to live?

Reporting police departments in Clay County recorded 182 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 12,110 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.