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The median home value in Yankton County, SD is $281,281 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.4% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$281,281
Year-over-Year
+1.4%
National Rank
#1101 of 3071
Yankton County ranks 23rd out of 50 counties in SD by median home price, and is +20.0% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within SD, the typical county has a median home value of $262,556, making Yankton County +7.1% above the SD state median.
Households here earn a median of $72,821 a year against a typical home value of $281,281 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.9×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 58% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Yankton County recorded a violent crime rate of 274 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,968 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 15,698 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Yankton County is $281,281. That's up 1.4% from a year earlier. That is about 20.0% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Yankton County the 23rd most expensive of 50 counties in South Dakota.
Median household income here is $72,821, so a typical home costs about 3.9× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Yankton County recorded 274 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 15,698 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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