Sioux Falls, SD · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls ranks T#3 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 98Exceptional. That puts it in the 99th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in South Dakota.

affordability score
98
Exceptional
National rank
T#3 of 134
In South Dakota
#1 of 1
Percentile
99th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Sioux Falls sits 48 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Ranked around Sioux Falls

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD — this page 98
  4. #5 Louisville, KY 97
  5. #6 Portland, ME 96

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD — this page 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls scores 40 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: