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Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.



Yankton, SD Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Yankton, SD Housing Market Trends

With 15,534 people, 6,668 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $261,550, Yankton real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Yankton, accounting for 63.34% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Yankton include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 22.53%), row houses and other attached homes ( 6.86%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.27%).

People in Yankton primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Yankton has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

There is a lot of housing in Yankton built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Yankton built between 1940-1969 ( 31.07%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 18.91%). There's also some housing in Yankton built before 1939 ( 9.55%).

Yankton Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Yankton's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.76% during the period.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Yankton's appreciation rate, at 6.45%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Yankton's appreciation rate has been 0.87%, which annualizes to a rate of 3.52%.

Relative to South Dakota, our data show that Yankton's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in South Dakota.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$261,550

Yankton, SD Home Prices
> $1,302,000
$976,001 - $1,302,000
$651,001 - $976,000
$521,001 - $651,000
$390,001 - $521,000
$260,001 - $390,000
$130,001 - $260,000
$65,001 - $130,000
$0 - $65,000
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
2.0%
2.0%
6.2%
6.2%
12.3%
12.3%
22.0%
22.0%
42.9%
42.9%
9.5%
9.5%
4.7%
4.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for South dakota

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

6,668

Yankton Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,157 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
59.2%
59.2%
40.8%
40.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.6%
5.6%
94.4%
94.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
18.9%
18.9%
40.5%
40.5%
31.1%
31.1%
9.6%
9.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
63.3%
63.3%
6.9%
6.9%
5.3%
5.3%
22.5%
22.5%
2.0%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.2%
2.2%
10.8%
10.8%
33.7%
33.7%
28.0%
28.0%
18.0%
18.0%
7.3%
7.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Yankton

Popular Communities Near Yankton, SD

Zip Codes in Yankton, SD