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The median home value in Lake County, SD is $317,192 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.93% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$317,192
Year-over-Year
+1.93%
National Rank
#855 of 3071
Lake County ranks 13th out of 50 counties in SD by median home price, and is +35.3% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SD, the typical county has a median home value of $262,556, making Lake County +20.8% above the SD state median.
Households here earn a median of $76,808 a year against a typical home value of $317,192 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 66% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lake County recorded a violent crime rate of 148 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 791 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 6,069 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lake County is $317,192. That's up 1.93% from a year earlier. That is about 35.3% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Lake County the 13th most expensive of 50 counties in South Dakota.
Median household income here is $76,808, so a typical home costs about 4.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lake County recorded 148 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 6,069 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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