Sioux Falls vs Rapid City
Sioux Falls, SD compared with Rapid City, SD · 325 miles apart
Sioux Falls has 213,748 residents to Rapid City’s 80,589. Sioux Falls comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, average commute. Rapid City does better on homeownership.
| Sioux Falls, SD | Rapid City, SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 213,748 | 80,589 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,528 | 1,439 |
| Median household income | $75,970 | $70,870 |
| Median home value | $292,400 | $299,400 |
| Median rent | $1,035 | $1,109 |
| Homeownership | 59.5% | 62.9% |
| Average commute | 17 min | 17.5 min |
| Median age | 35.5 | 39.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.1% | 37% |
| Poverty rate | 9.6% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Price to income | 3.8× | 4.2× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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