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Housing in Central

Homes in Central

Home prices around Central have risen about 92% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2025.

2-bedroom rent
$1,010
a month, utilities in · HUD
Price trend

Home prices up 92% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Central rose 92% over the past 5 years, faster than across South Dakota (50%). Last year prices rose 6%.

Central areaSouth Dakota
0%+100%+200%+300%200120052010201520202025
+6%
past year
+92%
past 5 years
+144%
past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Central, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$700
1 bedroom$780
2 bedrooms$1,010
3 bedrooms$1,350
4 bedrooms$1,600

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Rapid City, SD HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Central in 2025. The last year with any was 2023 (2 new homes).

Single-family2+ homes per building
051015 200020052010201520202025
0
new homes permitted in 2025
0
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
20
homes in the past 10 years
Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024000—
2023220$243,000
2022000—
2021220$652,000
2020000—
201914410$2 million
2018000—
2017110$75,000
2016110$50,000
2015000—
2014000—
2013000—
2012000—
2011000—
2010000—
2009000—
2008110$25,000
2007000—
2006000—
2005000—
2004000—
2003000—
2002110$150,000
2001000—
2000000—

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

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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. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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