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The median home value in Hughes County, SD is $298,283 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.18% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$298,283
Year-over-Year
+5.18%
National Rank
#959 of 3071
Hughes County ranks 18th out of 50 counties in SD by median home price, and is +27.3% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SD, the typical county has a median home value of $262,556, making Hughes County +13.6% above the SD state median.
Households here earn a median of $81,395 a year against a typical home value of $298,283 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.7×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 51% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Hughes County recorded a violent crime rate of 506 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,990 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 13,822 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Hughes County is $298,283. That's up 5.18% from a year earlier. That is about 27.3% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Hughes County the 18th most expensive of 50 counties in South Dakota.
Median household income here is $81,395, so a typical home costs about 3.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Hughes County recorded 506 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 13,822 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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