Waubay, SD housing market
The typical Waubay home is worth about $271,000, up 8.5% in a year, 16% below the South Dakota typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Waubay compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Waubay at a glance
Typical home value, 2018–2026
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| January | Waubay | South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $185,000 | $203,000 |
| 2020 | $177,000 | $215,000 |
| 2021 | $198,000 | $235,000 |
| 2022 | $227,000 | $272,000 |
| 2023 | $243,000 | $297,000 |
| 2024 | $239,000 | $301,000 |
| 2025 | $253,000 | $312,000 |
| 2026 | $263,000 | $319,000 |
| August 2026 | $271,000 | $322,000 |
Waubay and its neighbors
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Waubay is $1,010 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Waubay pay a median of $442, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $690 · 4 bedrooms $1,560
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (57273; Day 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, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.