Metropolitan market · South Dakota · September 2026 data

What is the Aberdeen, SD real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Aberdeen, SD asks $339,225, up 5.2% year over year. Homes spend a median of 49 days on market, with 88 active listings and 15% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 2% of active listings, and inventory sits at 46% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$339,225
▲ 5.2% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$138
2,338 sq ft median
Median days on market
49
September 2026
Active listings
88
For sale now
New listings
42
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
15%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
46%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
2%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$286,500
▲ 15.7% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
95.9%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
46
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Aberdeen, SD housing market doing right now?

The Aberdeen, SD housing market lists at a $339,225 median as of September 2026, up 5.2% year over year, with a 49-day median market time and 88 homes for sale (15% with a price cut). Active inventory is 46% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule.

Aberdeen housing market statistics

The table summarizes Aberdeen's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Aberdeen.

Aberdeen, SD housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$339,225+5.2% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1382,338 sq ft median
Median days on market49-7% YoY
Active listings88-33% YoY
New listings this month42September 2026
Listings with a price cut15%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$286,500+15.7% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio95.9%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio1.7%2 pending
Inventory vs 201946%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Aberdeen?

Aberdeen home prices are up 5.2% year over year and +2.8% month over month as of September 2026, at a $339,225 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$351K$322K$293K$264K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Aberdeen SD · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$351K$307K$263K$219K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Aberdeen SD · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Aberdeen?

Aberdeen has 88 active listings, 42 new this month, 2 pending as of September 2026. About 15% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 46% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
88
New this month
42
Pending
2
Price-reduced
13

Is Aberdeen a good real estate investment?

Aberdeen scores 59/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #269 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
59/100
#269 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
+6.4%
▲ Rising · model output, not advice
Momentum
85
Value
56
Rental yield
14
Supply risk
5
Market heat
32

Aberdeen scores 59/100 on our composite Investor Score (#269 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 46% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 5.2% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Aberdeen ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Aberdeen?

A home at Aberdeen's $339,225 median listing runs about $1,857 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,676/mo
−$181/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,857/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$2,045/mo
+$188/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $339,225 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Aberdeen?

To buy Aberdeen’s $339,225 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $94,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($2,190/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.3× the area’s $70,761 median household income, so a typical Aberdeen household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Aberdeen, SD — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$339,225September 2026
Down payment (20%)$67,845Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,857/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (1.18% effective rate)$334/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$94,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$70,761Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Aberdeen housing market?

Longer-run demand in Aberdeen shows up in 168 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of -267 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
168
▲ 90.9% vs 2024
4.0 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-267
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$12.7M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Cold wave

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Aberdeen housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Aberdeen?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Aberdeen, SD is $339,225, up 5.2% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Aberdeen, SD metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Aberdeen?
The median home listed in Aberdeen asks $339,225 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,857 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Aberdeen?
The median property in Aberdeen spends 49 days on the market, with 88 homes actively listed and 15% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Aberdeen?
With a median 49 days on market and 15% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 2% of active listings, Aberdeen reads as a balanced market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Aberdeen a good place to invest in real estate?
Aberdeen scores 59/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #269 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Aberdeen?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Aberdeen and the wider South Dakota market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Aberdeen, SD metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Marcus Bell Real Estate Market Analyst

Marcus Bell leads market and career research at WealthyBud, turning public housing and labor data into plain-English answers for investors and agents. He focuses on U.S. metro housing markets, agent economics and licensing.

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