2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in South Dakota

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Aurora County

$613$759$905$1,214$1,454

Beadle County

$647$726$954$1,216$1,462

Bennett County

$695$780$1,025$1,239$1,647

Bon Homme County

$613$712$905$1,275$1,462

Brookings County

$784$789$1,007$1,419$1,709

Brown County

$746$751$960$1,353$1,629

Brule County

$613$689$905$1,275$1,536

Buffalo County

$720$809$1,063$1,285$1,708

Butte County

$740$809$1,063$1,285$1,708

Campbell County

$613$689$905$1,275$1,454

Charles Mix County

$785$805$905$1,269$1,413

Clark County

$613$693$905$1,105$1,325

Clay County

$666$747$982$1,384$1,666

Codington County

$714$801$1,053$1,378$1,776

Corson County

$613$689$905$1,100$1,290

Custer County

$779$875$1,150$1,621$1,848

Davison County

$642$721$947$1,309$1,607

Day County

$613$710$905$1,177$1,454

Deuel County

$613$689$905$1,275$1,454

Dewey County

$613$806$905$1,195$1,226

Douglas County

$677$760$999$1,323$1,605

Edmunds County

$613$689$905$1,198$1,454

Fall River County

$811$910$1,196$1,446$1,921

Faulk County

$627$704$925$1,225$1,486

Grant County

$613$689$905$1,275$1,454

Gregory County

$613$696$905$1,229$1,454

Haakon County

$685$769$1,011$1,338$1,624

Hamlin County

$613$695$905$1,225$1,229

Hand County

$613$714$905$1,275$1,454

Hanson County

$613$806$905$1,234$1,239

Harding County

$655$736$967$1,280$1,554

Hughes County

$697$802$1,029$1,450$1,653

Hutchinson County

$662$743$976$1,195$1,300

Hyde County

$655$736$967$1,280$1,554

Jackson County

$613$806$905$1,108$1,322

Jerauld County

$655$736$967$1,280$1,554

Jones County

$655$736$967$1,280$1,554

Kingsbury County

$660$741$974$1,178$1,565

Lake County

$628$706$927$1,245$1,511

Lawrence County

$699$785$1,032$1,454$1,751

Lyman County

$613$689$905$1,094$1,536

Marshall County

$613$760$905$1,268$1,454

Mcpherson County

$613$689$905$1,275$1,454

Meade County

$790$880$1,160$1,550$1,970

Mellette County

$613$689$905$1,190$1,454

Miner County

$613$689$905$1,198$1,454

Moody County

$613$689$905$1,256$1,536

Perkins County

$613$729$905$1,251$1,454

Potter County

$666$748$983$1,301$1,309

Rapid City

$788$886$1,163$1,592$1,781

Roberts County

$613$771$905$1,220$1,529

Sanborn County

$613$689$905$1,275$1,454

Sioux City

$685$780$1,010$1,228$1,345

Sioux Falls

$810$930$1,100$1,500$1,870

Spink County

$613$722$905$1,094$1,349

Stanley County

$727$816$1,072$1,419$1,722

Sully County

$655$736$967$1,280$1,554

Todd County

$613$756$905$1,247$1,454

Tripp County

$613$733$905$1,227$1,454

Walworth County

$626$703$924$1,117$1,391

Yankton County

$613$734$905$1,275$1,536

Ziebach County

$613$689$905$1,094$1,276

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.