Salem, SD
1,216Residents
$74,881Median household income
$965/moMedian gross rent
$166,700Median home value
39.6Median age
27%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
68%Homes lived in by their owners
2.2×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 15% of the median household income in Salem.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $39,000 a year. In South Dakota that leaves roughly $2,793 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $40,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.