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Housing in Mission

A typical Mission home is worth roughly $66,000

No new homes were permitted in 2025.

Typical home value
$66K
SD $322K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$930
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$962
SD $2,724

What kind of housing town is Mission?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Affordability

What it takes to buy in Mission

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You could afford about
$271,000
Typical Mission home $66K

That covers a typical Mission home, with $205K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$430
Loan $330Tax $80Insurance $20

A two-bedroom rents for about $930 a month here, $500 more than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Mission’s typical property tax (1.46% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $930

Renters already here pay a median of $432, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$640
1 bedroom$840
2 bedrooms$930
3 bedrooms$1,290
4 bedrooms$1,440
51%
of households rent · SD 31%
178
renter households
52%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · SD 40%
$432
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Todd County, SD): 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 Mission in 2025. The last year with any was 2020 (2 new homes).

Single-family2+ homes per building
050100150 200020052010201520202025
0
new homes permitted in 2025
0
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
5
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents−26
New homes+3

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Mission's population fell by 26 even though 3 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across South Dakota: 1.6 new residents per new home.

Every year as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024000—
2023000—
2022000—
2021000—
2020220$475,000
2019000—
2018110$50,000
2017000—
2016220$75,000
2015000—
2014000—
2013000—
2012000—
2011000—
2010000—
2009110$73,000
2008000—
2007330$152,000
20061022100$7.8 million
2005220$80,000
2004000—
2003000—
2002000—
2001000—
2000000—

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

The homes

49% of Mission households own their home

Half of Mission’s homes were built before 1992.

Owners and renters
Own 49%Rent 51%

South Dakota: 69% own.

1992
typical home built · SD 1980
$962
median property tax bill · SD $2,724
1.46%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · SD 1.06%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

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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. 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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