Frankfort, South Dakota

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Down 2.2% since 2020.

    132

    people, the 205th-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

  2. The workday

    Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

    100.0%

    of 7 jobs located in Frankfort are filled by in-commuters.

    Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

  3. Rent

    Median rent is $425 a month.

    $425

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

    Census ACS 5-year, 2010-2014 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. The seam

    Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $103.

    A $103 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Spink County.

    • $723 Tract 3
    • $826 Tract 1

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  5. Room to build

    The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

    $188–$281

    is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

    • $425 median

    Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2010-2014. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

  6. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 89% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  7. Units needed

    None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

    0

    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

  8. Home value

    A median home costs 74% less than South Dakota's.

    $67,500

    median home value in Frankfort.

    • $67,500 Frankfort
    • $257,400 South Dakota
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

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