South Dakota closing cost guide

Cost to sell a house in South Dakota.

SD transfer fee is $0.50/$500.

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Reference breakdown

On a $300,000 South Dakota home sold the traditional way.

Agent commission (5.5%)$16,500

State + local transfer tax (0.1%)$300

Owner's title insurance (0.4%)$1,200

Recording / settlement / attorney fees$700

Pre-listing repairs (1%)$3,000

Staging + photography$1,200

Total costs$22,900

Net to seller$277,100

On a HomeInvestor cash sale in South Dakota, the buyer typically pays all closing costs and there's no agent commission — so the discount from retail is your only "fee." Many sellers net more after the math, especially when repair budgets are factored in.

South Dakota cities

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Sioux Falls

Pop. 163,687

Rapid City

Pop. 91,432

Aberdeen

Pop. 30,402

Watertown

Pop. 24,982

Brookings

Pop. 24,816

Yankton

Pop. 18,894

Mitchell

Pop. 18,239

Pierre

Pop. 16,302

Huron

Pop. 14,899

Spearfish

Pop. 14,349

Vermillion

Pop. 11,884

Brandon

Pop. 10,610

Sturgis

Pop. 9,276

Madison

Pop. 9,062

Belle Fourche

Pop. 7,574

Box Elder

Pop. 7,134

Black Hawk

Pop. 7,069

Harrisburg

Pop. 6,864

North Sioux City

Pop. 5,853

Custer

Pop. 5,707

Pine Ridge

Pop. 5,634

Sisseton

Pop. 5,430

Hot Springs

Pop. 5,426

Tea

Pop. 5,291

Hartford

Pop. 5,216

Dell Rapids

Pop. 4,664

Milbank

Pop. 4,580

Canton

Pop. 4,434

Eagle Butte

Pop. 4,368

Winner

Pop. 4,203

Mobridge

Pop. 3,933

Beresford

Pop. 3,563

Wagner

Pop. 3,555

Lead

Pop. 3,543

Chamberlain

Pop. 3,534

Piedmont

Pop. 3,501

Mission

Pop. 3,467

Garretson

Pop. 3,432

Redfield

Pop. 3,345

Lennox

Pop. 3,162

Flandreau

Pop. 3,150

Volga

Pop. 2,922

Elk Point

Pop. 2,849

Fort Pierre

Pop. 2,802

Webster

Pop. 2,759

Ellsworth Afb

Pop. 2,640

Parkston

Pop. 2,425

Platte

Pop. 2,344

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