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Housing in Philip

A typical Philip home is worth roughly $182,000

Builders were permitted 3 new homes in 2025.

Typical home value
$182K
SD $322K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$950
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,795
SD $2,724

What kind of housing town is Philip?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3.2 years of income

Less than across South Dakota (4.3 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$204,000
Typical Philip home $182K

That covers a typical Philip home, with $22K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,190
Loan $900Tax $230Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $950 a month here, $240 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Philip’s typical property tax (1.53% 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 $950

Renters already here pay a median of $642, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$660
1 bedroom$730
2 bedrooms$950
3 bedrooms$1,210
4 bedrooms$1,470
29%
of households rent · SD 31%
69
renter households
$642
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Haakon 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

3 new homes permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 3 new homes in Philip in 2025, all single-family houses. Over the past 10 years, Philip has permitted 8 homes in all.

Single-family2+ homes per building
02468 200020052010201520202025
3
new homes permitted in 2025
3
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
8
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents−20
New homes+8

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Philip's population fell by 20 even though 8 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)330$600,000
2025330$600,000
2024202$300,000
2023000—
2022110$150,000
2021000—
2020000—
2019220$150,000
2018000—
2017000—
2016000—
2015202$200,000
2014110$70,000
2013110$85,000
2012110$200,000
2011000—
2010110$70,000
2009000—
2008000—
2007110$270,000
2006330$481,000
2005880$885,000
2004220$125,000
2003000—
2002110$80,000
2001110$80,000
2000000—

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

The homes

71% of Philip households own their home

Half of Philip’s homes were built before 1983.

Owners and renters
Own 71%Rent 29%

South Dakota: 69% own.

1983
typical home built · SD 1980
$2,795
median property tax bill · SD $2,724
1.53%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · SD 1.06%
3%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

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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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