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The median home value in Lincoln County, SD is $386,820 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.59% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$386,820
Year-over-Year
+1.59%
National Rank
#505 of 3071
Lincoln County ranks 4th out of 50 counties in SD by median home price, and is +65.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SD, the typical county has a median home value of $262,556, making Lincoln County +47.3% above the SD state median.
Households here earn a median of $99,166 a year against a typical home value of $386,820 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.9×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 60% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lincoln County recorded a violent crime rate of 134 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 933 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 12,652 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lincoln County is $386,820. That's up 1.59% from a year earlier. That is about 65.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Lincoln County the 4th most expensive of 50 counties in South Dakota.
Median household income here is $99,166, so a typical home costs about 3.9× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lincoln County recorded 134 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 12,652 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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