Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1997 the FHFA house price index for South Dakota changed +4.1%, against +3.8% for the United States and +3.6% in 1996.
3,174 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,464 single-family), −13.0% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.
+4.1%South Dakota index, 1996–1997US +3.8%
3,174housing units permitted in 19972,464 single-family
16 of 17counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.2%
Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
Housing units authorised in South Dakota by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.