Metro area · CBSA 39660
Rapid City
The Rapid City, SD metro area has 152,950 people. Median rent is $1,140, 18.2% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Pennington County at $1,430. Of the 17 places we track here, Johnson Siding has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$75,255
Median home value
$307,700
Unemployment
3.1%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,430
HUD, Pennington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City | 77,946 | $1,109 | 18.8% |
| Box Elder | 12,902 | $1,491 | 24.5% |
| Sturgis | 7,086 | $780 | 17.2% |
| Rapid Valley | 6,975 | $1,174 | 16.9% |
| Summerset | 3,022 | $1,288 | 13.0% |
| Blackhawk | 2,934 | $1,148 | 19.1% |
| Colonial Pine Hills | 2,609 | $1,120 | 13.6% |
| Custer | 2,341 | $968 | 14.8% |
| Green Valley | 1,642 | $1,260 | 18.5% |
| Ashland Heights | 1,105 | $1,120 | 18.0% |
| Piedmont | 981 | $1,170 | 26.1% |
| Hill City | 834 | $1,345 | 16.9% |
| Wonderland Homes | 745 | $1,264 | 17.4% |
| Johnson Siding | 704 | $785 | 9.2% |
| Blucksberg Mountain | 692 | $1,264 | 16.9% |
| Wall | 622 | $514 | 10.5% |
| New Underwood | 509 | $850 | 13.7% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.