Average rent in Watertown, SD
As of September 2026, the typical asking rent in the Watertown, SD metro area is $1,196 per month, down 0.0% from a year ago — 20% below the US metro average of $1,498.
Figures cover all property types — single-family, condo and apartment — at every bedroom count. The interactive map can break rents down by home type.
Average rent
$1,196
September 2026
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±0.6%
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Watertown, SD rent history
Observed market rent since February 2026.
Watertown, SD rent forecast
Our forecasting engine begins projecting a metro once it has 12 months of observed rent data, so that seasonality and year-over-year trends can be measured rather than guessed. Watertown, SD has 8 so far; its forecast will appear here automatically as the history builds.
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Rent figures are smoothed median asking rents (Zillow Observed Rent Index) for the Watertown, SD metro area, updated monthly. Forecasts are produced by RentLens's proprietary ML models; “forecast accuracy” is this metro's average prediction error on held-out historical data.