Metro area · CBSA 15100

Brookings

The Brookings, SD metro area has 35,353 people. Median rent is $901, 15.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Brookings County at $1,066. Of the 5 places we track here, Aurora has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$70,064

Median home value

$264,600

Unemployment

3.8%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$1,066

HUD, Brookings County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Brookings	23,948	$889	16.8%
Volga	2,408	$1,130	17.2%
Aurora	1,444	$840	10.5%
Elkton	977	$1,061	18.3%
Arlington	920	$810	13.6%

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.