Aberdeen homebuyers are working with a $195,000 median price point, 54% below the national figure. Against the $58,000 median household income in the area, that's a 3.4x multiple.
Aberdeen's 1.15% property tax rate runs above the 1.1% national average. That's $187/month on the median home here, not a rounding error against the mortgage payment.
South Dakota charges no state income tax. Every dollar of the $58,000 median household income here converts more directly into covering the $1,285/month payment.
Aberdeen's cost of living index is 86, below the 100 national baseline. That's on top of the housing numbers above, not instead of them.
Aberdeen's median home price runs 34% lower than nearby Sioux Falls: $295,000 there versus $195,000 here.