2025 Compare Cities Housing:
Rapid City, SD vs Scottsbluff, NE

Change Cities
Highlights
- The median age of a home in Rapid City is 34.9% younger than the median age of a home in Scottsbluff.
 Rapid City, SDScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Median Home Age43  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$148,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months18.1%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock46.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.100.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$16.4$11.0
 Homes Owned56.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.1%  Unlock31.4%
 space
 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Rapid City, SDScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,230$1,840
 Studio Apartment$670  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$700$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,010  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,250$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,530  Unlock$2,160
 space1
 Vacant Housing
 Rapid City, SDScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.0%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.7%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.2%  Unlock4.1%
 space2
 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Rapid City, SDScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock6.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock4.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock13.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99914.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock19.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99928.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock3.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9996.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
 space3
 Housing Units By Year Built
 Rapid City, SDScottsbluff, NEUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200913.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock8.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock16.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196911.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock16.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock20.1%12.2%
Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

   |    Reply

Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

   |    Reply

Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Rapid City

Reviews for Scottsbluff    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

scottsbluff is definetly its own world if your from there and raised there managing the ways of any place beyond this panhandle if your not from hear the adapting to the  More

   |    Reply

This town is so afraid of change that it attempts to boycott everything: adult stores, tobacco shops, interstates, etc...I don't know if anyone here has noticed but the  More

   |    Reply

Over 17 years ago

Scottsbluff is a small town, and people here pride themselves on their "small town values." It is a safe place to live, and it is fabulous to not worry about big city  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Scottsbluff


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.