SD area data
Mount vernon, SD
Mount vernon, SD.
Population: 866 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $290,957
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.4%
- 3-year appreciation
- +8.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- +30.7%
- 10-year appreciation
- +82.5%
- All-time peak (2025-12)
- $294,745
- House Price Index
- 496.2 (+2.9% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $156,000
- Median days on market
- 16 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 91.3%
- 1-year forecast
- +2.2%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,218/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,584/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $9.90/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- winterWeather, coldWave, drought, iceStorm, strongWind
- FEMA flood zone
- AO
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 27.3 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 4.7 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Nicolaisen Airport (1 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -25 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,941
- Median annual property tax
- $2,506
- Mean commute to work
- 19 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 79.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 11,020
- Average weekly wage
- $1,003
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 5
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