Counties / South Dakota / Bon Homme County

Bon Homme County, SD

FIPS 46009 · population 7,044 · outside every metro area

$183k
Zillow home value · 2026-06
The numbers

What this county costs and earns

Everything here joins on the county FIPS code, so each figure comes from the agency that publishes it with no name matching in between.

Zillow home value
$183k
▲ 6.2% year over year
Zillow ZHVI · direct
ACS median gross rent
$646
occupied-unit survey; not current asking rent
Census ACS · surveyed
Gross yield
n/a
gross yield cannot be computed without measured market rent
requires both measured price and measured rent
HUD 2-bed standard
$929
the Section 8 payment standard
HUD Fair Market Rent · direct
Independent price check

Do two methods point the same way?

Zillow estimates a current home value. FHFA tracks repeat mortgage transactions. Their growth rates should be read side by side, not averaged.

Both annual signals move in the same direction
FHFA five-year cumulative+53.9%not annualized · through 2025
0%ZILLOW ZHVI2026-06+6.2%FHFA HPI2025+0.0%
Annual changes use different methods and may use different periods. The comparison checks direction and magnitude; it does not create a blended estimate. Zillow county ZHVI pulled 2026-07-26; FHFA annual county HPI pulled 2026-07-28.
Owner-reported value$134k
Surveyed gross rent$646
Rent burden 30%+38.0%
Median year built1958
Housing composition

Who occupies the stock—and what it is

ACS 2024 5-year
14.9%vacant
2,842estimated housing units
Occupied tenure19.5% renter
owner 80.5%renter 19.5%
Structure mix86.6% single-family
Single-family 86.6%20+ units 1.6%Mobile home 5.5%Other 6.3%
ACS estimates describe the standing housing stock and occupied tenure. They do not measure current listings, transaction prices or asking rents.

Survey source: Census ACS 5-year — county housing value, tenure and stock · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30. These values describe different housing universes and are not combined into gross yield.

Annual average covered jobs1,680▼ 1.9% from the prior annual release
Covered establishments244annual average reporting locations
Average weekly wage$967▲ 8.4% from the prior annual release
Largest private supersectorTrade, transportation, and utilities30.1% of disclosed private covered jobs
Local labor base

Jobs, pay and private-sector concentration

2025
0%COVERED JOBS−1.9%WEEKLY WAGE+8.4%Trade, transportation, and utilities30.1%
Annual QCEW counts cover jobs located at reporting establishments. The industry share uses disclosed private covered employment; it is not a resident-employment measure or a forecast.

Workplace source: BLS QCEW — county employment and wages · annual county employment and wages 2025 vs 2024 · pulled 2026-07-31. QCEW counts covered jobs located in the county, not employed residents or the metro score’s CES/LAUS series.

County brief

What the local evidence says

01Decision frame

Bon Homme County presents a thin-market underwriting tension: the June 2026 Zillow median home value is $183,452, and Realtor MLS data carry the same label, but the 2025 FHFA repeat-transaction HPI increased just 0.01% year over year. Investors needing dependable resale evidence or appreciation support should investigate closely; those dependent on a quick exit should be cautious. Zillow’s 6.23% year-over-year value change and FHFA’s 53.86% five-year cumulative index change are different methods and vintages, not a growth rate to combine.

02Housing economics

County market asking rent is not published, so gross yield cannot be computed. HUD’s $929 FMR is a payment standard, not an estimate of asking rent, and cannot fill that gap. The 1.27% effective property-tax rate and $1,707 median annual tax identify a carrying-cost consideration, but neither establishes the tax on a particular property. Missing actual rents, insurance, repairs and vacancy prevent net-cash-flow or rent-to-price conclusions.

03Demand & competition

Realtor’s same-labeled MLS snapshot reports 62 median days on market, a 17.86% price-reduced share, and a 73.68% pending-to-active ratio. These are asking-market measures of marketing time, seller concessions and visible listing flow; they are neither closed-sale prices nor independent proof of buyer demand. Tax-return migration was net inbound, although entering movers had lower average AGI than departing movers. Investor purchases were 3.03% of reported purchases, or one of 33, indicating limited measured non-owner participation in that set, not all buyer competition. Annual QCEW workplace employment declined while weekly wages rose; it is covered employment at county workplaces, not resident employment or a forecast. Trade, transportation, and utilities is the largest disclosed private supersector, not the county’s entire economy.

04Risk & next checks

Inland flood is the named dominant hazard, and modeled annual climate loss equals 0.13% of building value. That is a county-level modeled loss rate, not a property-specific flood determination; it warrants parcel flood-zone, elevation, insurance-quote and deductible checks. Confirm closed-sale comparables, rental asking and achieved rents, lease-up and vacancy, property-level taxes, condition and utility costs. Without them, an underwriter cannot establish market yield, net operating margin, exit liquidity or asset-specific climate exposure.

Cities & communities

Where people live within Bon Homme County

Census-recognized incorporated places and CDPs that intersect this county. The list does not pretend to include every neighborhood or informal community.

Population scale

Largest Census places

ACS 2024 5-year
Springfield city2KTyndall city1.2KScotland city851Avon city704Tabor town369Running Water CDP73Bon Homme Colony CDP0
Bars use total place population, not a county-share estimate. An asterisk marks a place that crosses a county line.
Official directory

7 Census places

Population
  1. 01
    Springfield cityIncorporated place
    2,038
  2. 02
    Tyndall cityIncorporated place
    1,183
  3. 03
    Scotland cityIncorporated place
    851
  4. 04
    Avon cityIncorporated place
    704
  5. 05
    Tabor townIncorporated place
    369
  6. 06
    Running Water CDPCensus-designated place
    73
  7. 07
    Bon Homme Colony CDPCensus-designated place
    0

Population is the total place-wide ACS estimate, not an allocated county share. A place crossing a county line is labelled explicitly. Source: Census ACS 5-year — cities and communities · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30.

Risk, demand and competition

The three things a price does not tell you

01
Risk & carrying costFEMA NRI + Census ACS
Dominant hazardinland flooding

0.125% of building value expected lost per year

Effective property tax1.27%

$1,707 median annual bill

02
DemandIRS SOI household flows
Net migration+7

140 in · 133 out

Arriving vs leaving income−$4,063

$42,493 arriving · $46,556 leaving

03
CompetitionHMDA financed purchases
Purchases by investors3.0%

1 of 33 mortgages

investorother financed
Current listing pressure

What sellers and visible supply are doing

Realtor.com® Economic Research · county inventory 2026-06 · pulled 2026-07-28
Active listings10▼ 44.1% year over year
Median days on market62▲ 60.4% year over year
Listings price-reduced17.9%seller-concession signal
Median listing pricen/a▲ 43.8% year over year

Listing price is an asking price, not a closed sale. Quality-flagged county rows are withheld instead of displayed.

No rent index is published for this county.Zillow’s county rent series does not cover every county, and estimating one from a neighbouring county would be a guess wearing a number’s clothes. Everything above is measured here; no wider market is mapped for it either.
Bear case

What can break the county thesis

  1. A thin MLS listing sample may not represent executable sale pricing or resale liquidity.
  2. Unpublished market rents and operating costs may materially change property cash flow.
  3. Parcel-level flood exposure, insurance terms and building condition may differ from county-level modeled risk.
Underwriting questions

Before pricing a property

Can gross yield be calculated from this record?

No. County market asking rent is not published, and HUD FMR cannot be substituted for market rent.

What does the FHFA figure measure?

It is a repeat-transaction home-price index, not a dollar home value or a closed-sale price for a specific property.

Do the Realtor figures prove buyer demand or closed-sale pricing?

No. They are MLS listing-market evidence covering asking prices, visible supply, marketing time and seller price reductions.