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The median home value in Lawrence County, SD is $449,746 as of 2026-08-31, down 0.73% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$449,746
Year-over-Year
-0.73%
National Rank
#293 of 3071
Lawrence County ranks 2nd out of 50 counties in SD by median home price, and is +91.3% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within SD, the typical county has a median home value of $262,610, making Lawrence County +71.3% above the SD state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.3%, from $451,134 in May 2026 to $449,746 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $451,134 | -0.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $454,822 | -1.2% |
| Jul 2026 | $454,224 | -1.0% |
| Aug 2026 | $449,746 | -0.7% |
Households here earn a median of $73,384 a year against a typical home value of $449,746 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.1×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 94% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lawrence County recorded a violent crime rate of 299 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,556 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 19,086 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lawrence County is $449,746. That's down 0.73% from a year earlier. That is about 91.3% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Lawrence County the 2nd most expensive of 50 counties in South Dakota.
Median household income here is $73,384, so a typical home costs about 6.1× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lawrence County recorded 299 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 19,086 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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