Cost Of Living in Burke, SD

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Burke	South Dakota	National
Cost of living	80	89	100
Goods & Services	93	94	100
Groceries	95	97	100
Health care	92	98	100
Housing	50	77	100
Transportation	98	97	100
Utilities	90	88	100

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The cost of living in Burke is 10% lower than the South Dakota average
The cost of living in Burke is 20% lower than the national average
Burke housing is 50% lower than the national average
South Dakota general sales tax is 12% lower than the national average
South Dakota state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$56,875	$4,740	$1,327	$1,706
Renters	$14,196	$1,183	$331	$426

South Dakota Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
South Dakota	4.5%	6%

South Dakota Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
South Dakota	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Burke	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.75	$24.26	22.7%
Beauty Salon	$25.03	$45.56	45.1%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.7%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.28	23.5%
Movie	$9.50	$12.13	21.7%
Bowling	$10.00	$18.00	44.4%

Groceries

Item	Burke	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.61	$5.84	4.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.49	$4.67	3.9%
Potatoes	$4.28	$4.93	13.3%
Pizza	$12.79	$12.09	5.8%
Beer	$9.46	$10.41	9.2%

Health Care

Item	Burke	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$179.59	$125.68	42.9%
Doctor	$123.33	$135.78	9.2%
Dentist	$83.03	$113.29	26.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.28	$10.65	3.5%
Lipitor	$503.10	$468.60	7.4%

Housing

Item	Burke	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$92,500.00	$184,700.00	49.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,658.00	$2,346.69	13.3%
Apartment Rent	$482.00	$949.00	49.2%

Transportation

Item	Burke	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.53	$3.46	2.0%
Tire Balancing	$53.06	$59.92	11.5%

Utilities

Item	Burke	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$159.27	$193.99	17.9%
Phone	$194.14	$192.25	1.0%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
St. Charles, SD	8	93	6.7%
Dallas, SD	90	79	20.9%
Gregory, SD	1,444	82	18.2%
Herrick, SD	66	96	3.9%
Burke, SD	705	80	19.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kasilof, AK	705	155	54.7%
Cactus Forest, AZ	705	94	6.4%
Rio, FL	705	98	2.4%
Poulan, GA	705	83	17.1%
Dawson, IL	705	83	16.5%
Burke, SD	705	80	19.6%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Burke, SD