Housing data for Cortlandt Township, SD

Cortlandt Township, SD has an estimated 834 residents and 326 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Edmunds County.

8.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,216 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
834 (±225)
Housing units
326 (±66)
Households that rent
8.4%
Median gross rent
$1,216
Residents since 2015–2019
+5.3%

What stands out in Cortlandt Township

Median home value: $375,000 (±$73,206) in Cortlandt Township, higher than in Edmunds County ($163,300).

Median real estate taxes: $2,640 (±$689) in Cortlandt Township, higher than in Edmunds County ($1,313).

Households that rent: 8.4% (±6.3 points) in Cortlandt Township, lower than in Edmunds County (18.9%).

Housing in Cortlandt Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,216 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 40.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 8.4% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $103,611 median household income
  • Home values: $375,000 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,667 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $2,640 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 71.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 51.5% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 52.2% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 20.9 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +5.3% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 26.1% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Cortlandt Township against Edmunds County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Cortlandt TownshipEdmunds CountySouth DakotaUnited States
Residents834 (±225)4,048 (exact)907,428 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units326 (±66)1,898 (±67)408,584 (±422)143,775,355
Households that rent8.4% (±6.3 points)18.9% (±3.5 points)31.4% (±0.5 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,216 (±$670)$992 (±$136)$946 (±$11)$1,413
Median household income$103,611 (±$30,503)$81,630 (±$9,494)$75,081 (±$888)$80,734
Median home value$375,000 (±$73,206)$163,300 (±$13,672)$257,400 (±$3,051)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,640 (±$689)$1,313 (±$128)$2,724 (±$28)$3,119
Built before 198051.5% (±17.4 points)67.1% (±7.3 points)49.8% (±0.7 points)49.7%
Average commute20.9 minutes (±1.9)20.0 minutes (±2.7)17.8 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband100.0% (±7.5 points)93.3% (±2.1 points)89.6% (±0.3 points)91.0%
Median age of residents52.7 years (±9.3)44.0 years (±3.7)38.0 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Cortlandt Township covers 34.3 square miles of land, about 24 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Cortlandt Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents792 (±158)834 (±225)+5.3%Not a measurable change
Housing units457 (±68)326 (±66)−28.7%Measurable decrease
Median home value$317,300 (±$36,984)$375,000 (±$73,206)+18.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$105,417 (±$14,947)$103,611 (±$30,503)−1.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,964 (±$164)$1,667 (±$1,207)−15.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,776 (±$611)$2,640 (±$689)−4.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent6.0% (±7.3 points)8.4% (±6.3 points)+2.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±55.2 points)0.0% (±50.1 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Edmunds County

Cortlandt Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Edmunds County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Edmunds County recorded 99 violent and 74 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Cortlandt Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Mercier Township4.6 mi—$292,30014.3%
Richland Township (Edmunds County)6.0 mi——30.8%
Pembrook Township6.0 mi——100.0%
Fountain Township6.4 mi——27.3%
Highland Township (Brown County)7.8 mi—$373,30022.2%
Ravinia Township7.9 mi—$619,0007.5%
Union Township (Edmunds County)8.2 mi——0.0%
Belle Township9.5 mi——100.0%

Places in South Dakota most like Cortlandt Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Warner$1,089$268,100$113,7505.1%
Crooks$1,135$295,400$98,98416.8%
Rapid Valley$1,174$255,500$83,2087.7%
Worthing$1,092$220,200$93,1626.7%
Baltic$1,232$254,200$107,76818.9%
Split Rock Township$987$499,600$147,7176.8%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across South Dakota.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Cortlandt Township, fiscal year 2027

Edmunds County, SD, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$757$831$1,087$1,423$1,429

HUD income limits for Cortlandt Township, fiscal year 2026

Edmunds County, SD, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$20,650$34,450$55,100
2 people$23,600$39,400$63,000
3 people$27,320$44,300$70,850
4 people$33,000$49,200$78,700
5 people$38,680$53,150$85,000
6 people$44,360$57,100$91,300
7 people$50,040$61,050$97,600
8 people$55,720$64,950$103,900

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Edmunds County, SD, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $98,400.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cortlandt Township

What is the median household income in Cortlandt Township?

The median household income in Cortlandt Township is $103,611 (±$30,503) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Cortlandt Township, SD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $375,000 (±$73,206) for owner-occupied homes in Cortlandt Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much are property taxes in Cortlandt Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Cortlandt Township, SD is $2,640 (±$689) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Cortlandt Township?

Cortlandt Township, SD has an estimated 326 (±66) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Cortlandt Township?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 40.2% of homes in Cortlandt Township, SD.

How old are most homes in Cortlandt Township?

51.5% of homes in Cortlandt Township, SD were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Cortlandt Township growing?

In Cortlandt Township, the number of residents went from 792 in 2015–2019 to 834 in 2020–2024 (+5.3%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cortlandt township, Edmunds County, South Dakota (county subdivision:14060, in state:46 county:045).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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