Eden, South Dakota

2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

ALMANAC

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0–0.9% to the 113 homes here.

0–1

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Down 1.1% since 2020.

91

people, the 234th-largest of South Dakota's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among South Dakota's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

96.2%

of 52 jobs located in Eden are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 136% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$775

a month. South Dakota's median is $946.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$315–$472

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $775 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

50% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 0 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 50% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0–0.9% to the 113 homes here.

0–1

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 76% less than South Dakota's.

$62,500

median home value in Eden.
- $62,500 Eden
- $257,400 South Dakota
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2015-2019. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Eden, South Dakota

Eden,
South Dakota.

Down 1.1% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 136% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

50% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0–0.9% to the 113 homes here.

A median home costs 76% less than South Dakota's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Down 1.1% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 136% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

50% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0–0.9% to the 113 homes here.

A median home costs 76% less than South Dakota's.

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