Located about 120 miles from Sioux Falls, Chamberlain, South Dakota, is in the grips of a housing shortage. Building costs run higher here because materials need to be hauled in from distant cities — a common situation across Wyoming.

Fewer contractors work in the area and it’s more expensive to build in Chamberlain — population 2,502 — compared to Sioux Falls because subcontractors need to travel in.

It’s a place many visit for the walleye fishing and bird hunting outside of town, and it’s caught up in a statewide housing shortage.

The Dakota Institute reported that since 2016, the typical South Dakota home has skyrocketed by $170,085 — a staggering 80 percent surge, with single-family homes costing around $380,000.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the typical South Dakota

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