Moving from Sioux Falls to Rapid City
Sioux Falls to Rapid City: $385 less leftover
$2,574/mo leftover in Rapid City vs $2,959 in Sioux Falls after tax and rent ($385 less). −$4,620 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Sioux Falls leftover
$2,959
a month after tax and rent
Rapid City leftover
$2,574
−$385 vs Sioux Falls
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 110 households moved Sioux Falls → Rapid City (about 174 people, average AGI $64,164). 193 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Sioux Falls | Rapid City |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,799 | $5,498 |
| Rent | $982 | $1,138 |
| All other costs | $1,858 | $1,786 |
| Left over | $2,959 | $2,574 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Sioux Falls and Rapid City moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 365 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,950–$3,600
- Container or pod
- $1,300–$2,500
- Rent a truck
- $550–$1,100
Dig into Rapid City
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Rapid City than Sioux Falls?
A one-bedroom is about $982 in Sioux Falls versus $1,138 in Rapid City. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $385 a month lower in Rapid City. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Rapid City have state income tax?
Rapid City is in South Dakota, which has no state income tax.
Did people actually move from Sioux Falls to Rapid City?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Sioux Falls → Rapid City move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.