South Dakota · Census place 66260
Valley Springs city, SD
Quick answer
Valley Springs city has 967 residents, ranking #85 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $97,031, the median home is worth $178,900 and median gross rent runs $1,025 a month.
- Population
- 967Valley Springs city residents
- Median household income
- $97,031Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $178,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,025Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Valley Springs city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Valley Springs city median would spend about 12.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.4% of residents and 79% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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