Appreciation Velocity — South Dakota Cities
Cities of South Dakota ranked by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y home-price appreciation.
Public Record
Top 10 — 5Y appreciation (Countys)
#1 · Tripp, SD
+157.4%
#2 · Yankton, SD
+128.8%
#3 · Codington, SD
+83.9%
#4 · Butte, SD
+42.1%
#5 · Gregory, SD
+37.8%
#6 · Hand, SD
+25.8%
#7 · Union, SD
+24.9%
#8 · Minnehaha, SD
+20.4%
#9 · Day, SD
+18.3%
#10 · Meade, SD
+15.6%
County ranking — 5Y appreciation (highest first)
| # | County | State | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Current median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tripp, SD | SD | +59.4% | — | +157.4% | — | $347.5K |
| 2 | Yankton, SD | SD | +111.3% | +125.2% | +128.8% | +195.3% | $514.5K |
| 3 | Codington, SD | SD | +12.3% | -39.4% | +83.9% | +116.2% | $345.3K |
| 4 | Butte, SD | SD | -12.7% | -13.2% | +42.1% | — | $309.5K |
| 5 | Gregory, SD | SD | +268.2% | — | +37.8% | — | $202.5K |
| 6 | Hand, SD | SD | — | -23.8% | +25.8% | — | $195K |
| 7 | Union, SD | SD | -0.9% | +259.1% | +24.9% | +61.9% | $388.3K |
| 8 | Minnehaha, SD | SD | +17.4% | — | +20.4% | +143.1% | $444.9K |
| 9 | Day, SD | SD | -37.4% | — | +18.3% | — | $212.9K |
| 10 | Meade, SD | SD | -19.6% | -16.8% | +15.6% | — | $380.5K |
| 11 | Spink, SD | SD | -31.5% | -57.8% | -28.7% | -20.0% | $76K |
| 12 | Clay, SD | SD | -20.3% | +27.3% | -39.5% | +25.1% | $215.5K |
| 13 | Roberts, SD | SD | +60.0% | -12.5% | -39.5% | -82.7% | $96K |
How to read these numbers
Velocity vs. level
A market with 25% one-year appreciation is moving fast — but a market with steady 6% over ten years has compounded much further. Use 10Y as the long-run signal, 1Y as the momentum signal.
Mean-reversion risk
Markets that posted huge 1Y and 3Y gains often cool over the next cycle. Compare 1Y to 5Y: if 1Y is far above 5Y, the trend is accelerating; if far below, it is decelerating — often the more important signal.
Sample sanity
We require a minimum current median price (default $50K) to filter out tiny ZIPs with noisy data. Raise that threshold for serious investment markets; lower it to find emerging niches. Source: public record.