Aurora, SD housing market
Builders were permitted 6 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Aurora compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
6 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 6 new homes in Aurora in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2.1 million to build. That's 4.2 per 1,000 residents, slower than across South Dakota (6.6). Over the past 10 years, Aurora has permitted 190 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Aurora gained 515 residents while 176 new homes were permitted: about 2.9 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across South Dakota: 1.6 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
Show as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2024 | 43 | 5 | 38 | $5.7 million |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $606,000 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $919,000 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 0 | $4.2 million |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| 2018 | 29 | 29 | 0 | $5.2 million |
| 2017 | 42 | 40 | 2 | $8 million |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $901,000 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2009 | 19 | 11 | 8 | $1.6 million |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $907,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $382,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $115,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $47,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $47,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Aurora and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | — | — | $930 | 6 | $95,952 |
| Aurora | $307K | +5.7% | $940 | — | $68,646 |
2.4 years of income
The typical Aurora home costs about 2.4 years of the town's median household income, less than across South Dakota (4.3 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $930
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Aurora is $930 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Aurora pay a median of $840, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 12% of the town's median household income.
Studio $760 · 4 bedrooms $1,560
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (57002; Brookings County, SD), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.