Measured against area pay, Mapleton Township costs less to live in than 59% of U.S. towns
Home prices around Mapleton Township have risen about 53% over the past 5 years.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area ($83K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Sioux Falls metro earn ($83K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 3.9 years of metro income, and 22% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,110a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 91prices across the Sioux Falls metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 78)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 3.9 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$83K, Sioux Falls-area income
- 15%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What stands out about housing in Mapleton Township
What’s behind Mapleton Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Mapleton Township is more affordable than 59% of U.S. towns. Home prices pull the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.
Home prices up 53% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Mapleton Township rose 53% over the past 5 years, faster than across South Dakota (50%). Last year prices rose 4.1%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Mapleton Township home at roughly $367,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $367K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Mapleton Township, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 3.9 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Mapleton Township’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $45K short of a typical Mapleton Township home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,110 a month here, $1,100 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Mapleton Township’s typical property tax (0.92% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,110
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Sioux Falls, 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.
High tax bills, but a low tax rate
The median bill is $2,944 (South Dakota: $2,724), because homes cost more. As a share of value it’s 0.92% a year, against 1.06% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Mapleton Township
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area, or South Dakota. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 91 | SD 89 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 95 | SD 95 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 81 | SD 80 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 92 | SD 92 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Mapleton Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Mapleton Township. Benton Township and Sverdrup Township and Brandon Township have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapleton Township | B | — | $319K | 0.92% | $1,110 |
| Sioux Falls | B− | $331K | $292K | 1.16% | $1,200 |
| Benton Township | – | — | $453K | 0.94% | $1,230 |
| Sverdrup Township | – | — | $368K | 1.05% | $1,160 |
| Brandon Township | – | — | $346K | 0.99% | $1,140 |
| Edison Township | – | — | $507K | 0.73% | $970 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures. “—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents).
Questions about the cost of living in Mapleton Township
Is Mapleton Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Mapleton Township costs less than 59% of U.S. towns: a B for cost of living. The typical home costs 3.9 years of the median household income of the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area ($83K).
How much is rent in Mapleton Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,110 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in.
What are property taxes in Mapleton Township?
The median bill is $2,944 a year, 0.92% of the median home value (South Dakota: $2,724, 1.06%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Mapleton Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.