What is the median rent in Wagner, SD?

Name: Median rent in Wagner, SD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Wagner, SD is $684 (±$127) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 223 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Wagner, the median gross rent went from $515 in 2015–2019 to $684 in 2020–2024 (+32.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $684 (±$127)
Rented homes: 223 (±48)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +32.8%

How much rent costs in Wagner

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Wagner	Charles Mix County	South Dakota	United States
Less than $500	23.3% (±10.0 points)	20.6%	12.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	48.9% (±11.2 points)	55.8%	43.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	26.5% (±10.2 points)	17.8%	31.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	1.3% (±2.3 points)	4.9%	8.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±10.6 points)	1.0%	2.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±10.6 points)	0.0%	0.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±10.6 points)	0.0%	1.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 48.9% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Wagner cost $2,000 or more a month.

Wagner against Charles Mix County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wagner	Charles Mix County	South Dakota	United States
Median gross rent	$684 (±$127)	$704 (±$89)	$946 (±$11)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	223 (±48)	676 (±81)	106,634 (±2,031)	42,849,984

In Wagner, median gross rent is not measurably different from Charles Mix County ($704).

It is also lower than in South Dakota ($946).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Charles Mix County, Wagner ranks 7 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 163 of 231.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Wagner has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$515 (±$48)	$684 (±$127)	+32.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	42.6% (±4.9 points)	44.5% (±7.8 points)	+1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	14.3% (±5.7 points)	11.3% (±5.4 points)	−3.0 percentage points	Not 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.

Median gross rent in places near Wagner

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wagner
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Wagner	—	$684 (±$127)	—
Lawrence Township (Charles Mix County)	3.3 mi	$675 (±$420)	Not measurably different
Bryan Township	4.0 mi	$669 (±$13)	Not measurably different
Highland Township (Charles Mix County)	6.4 mi	$763 (±$263)	Not measurably different
Lone Tree Township (Charles Mix County)	7.2 mi	$1,156 (±$550)	Not measurably different
Ravinia	8.0 mi	$688 (±$373)	Not measurably different
Wahehe Township	9.8 mi	$350 (±$192)	Lower
Pickstown	12 mi	$850 (±$457)	Not measurably different
Howard Township (Charles Mix County)	12 mi	$375 (±$263)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wahehe Township, SD ($350), Howard Township (Charles Mix County), SD ($375).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Charles Mix County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Lone Tree Township (Charles Mix County)	$1,156 (±$550)
2	Pickstown	$850 (±$457)
3	Platte	$832 (±$244)
4	Highland Township (Charles Mix County)	$763 (±$263)
5	Lake Andes	$762 (±$38)
6	Ravinia	$688 (±$373)
7	Wagner	$684 (±$127)
8 (tie)	Lawrence Township (Charles Mix County)	$675 (±$420)
8 (tie)	White Swan Township	$675 (±$543)
10	Bryan Township	$669 (±$13)
11	Howard Township (Charles Mix County)	$375 (±$263)
12	Wahehe Township	$350 (±$192)

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 Wagner

What is the average rent in Wagner, SD?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wagner is $684 (±$127) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Wagner?

In Wagner, the median gross rent went from $515 in 2015–2019 to $684 in 2020–2024 (+32.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Wagner cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Wagner have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 23.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Wagner higher than in Charles Mix County?

In Wagner, median gross rent is not measurably different from Charles Mix County ($704).

It is also lower than in South Dakota ($946).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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 Wagner city, South Dakota (place:68020, in state:46).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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.