Buffalo County, SD

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top two largest cities in Buffalo County are Fort Thompson and Gann Valley. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Buffalo County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Buffalo County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Buffalo County compare?

Buffalo County ($1,082) has a 17.7% higher FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of South Dakota ($919) and therefore a higher gross rent.

Buffalo County is rank 3rd out of 66 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is higher than 63 other counties. Buffalo County is the 3rd most expensive county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Buffalo County, SD

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$742
studio
$825
1-Bedroom
$1,082
2-Bedroom
$1,304
3-Bedroom
$1,688
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$763
studio
$848
1-Bedroom
$1,112
2-Bedroom
$1,340
3-Bedroom
$1,734
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
57339 $750 $830 $1,090 $1,310 $1,700
57341 $650 $730 $960 $1,260 $1,540
57341 $650 $730 $960 $1,260 $1,540
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
57339 $675 $747 $981 $1,179 $1,530
57341 $585 $657 $864 $1,134 $1,386
57341 $585 $657 $864 $1,134 $1,386
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
57339 $825 $913 $1,199 $1,441 $1,870
57341 $715 $803 $1,056 $1,386 $1,694
57341 $715 $803 $1,056 $1,386 $1,694

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Buffalo County, South Dakota: Fort Thompson and Gann Valley.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Buffalo County, South Dakota: 57339 and 57341.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.