Photo: Spencer · CC BY-SA 2.5Renting in McLaughlin: a two-bedroom costs about $950
McLaughlin is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Zillow and Redfin publish no market figures here. How TownRatings grades cost of living
What kind of housing town is McLaughlin?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Why McLaughlin isn’t graded
The grade needs at least two of four Census figures: home value, rent, property tax and the share of households paying 30% or more for housing.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950
Renters already here pay a median of $923.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Sioux County, ND): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Low tax bills, but a high tax rate
The median bill is $951, under the South Dakota median of $2,724, because homes cost less. As a share of value it’s 1.52% 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+”.
McLaughlin and its neighbors
One source per column.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaughlin | – | — | $62K | 1.52% | $950 |
“—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents). “—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in McLaughlin
How much is rent in McLaughlin?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $950 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $923 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in McLaughlin?
The median bill is $951 a year, 1.52% of the median home value (South Dakota: $2,724, 1.06%), from the Census 2020–24.
Why doesn’t McLaughlin have a cost of living grade?
McLaughlin is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Neighbors talk housing
What McLaughlin 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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. 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.