Home Elevator Cost in South Dakota
- Typical installed price, 2 floors (US)
- $30,000–$50,000
- Our estimate for South Dakota, 2 floors
- $30,000–$49,000
- US range, cheapest to dearest kind
- $20,000–$60,000
- State permit in South Dakota
- No: local building department only
Installed Price by Kind of Lift
Installed for two floors. Our South Dakota estimate moves each US price by the same share as the state's two-floor estimate (electricians' pay against the US).
| Kind of lift | Our estimate in South Dakota, 2 floors |
|---|---|
 Shaftless home elevator | $20,000–$34,000 |
 Small one person lift | $25,000–$29,000 |
 Hydraulic elevator | $25,000–$55,000 |
 Traction or cable elevator | $27,000–$49,000 |
 Through floor lift | $30,000–$59,000 |
 Pneumatic vacuum elevator | $35,000–$59,000 |
Installed for two floors. Also priced: a platform lift (an open platform, not an enclosed elevator) $5,000–$20,000, and a glass elevator $50,000–$100,000. Yearly service: $300–$760 (Angi).
Rules and Installer Pay in South Dakota
- Licensed installer for home work
- No state elevator licence
- Electrician pay
- $29.51 an hour (US $30.38)
- Extra charge for each floor beyond two
- $9,000 to $15,000
- Building a shaft inside a house you already live in
- $5,000 to $25,000
- Permit or inspection from the state
- none
- State help to pay in South Dakota
- Low-cost loan, Medicaid waiver
Rules set by the No state elevator program; city and county building departments.
The typical price is the middle of 51 published US prices for two floors (HomeGuide alone quotes $30,000 to $60,000). How the figures are built.
The typical home elevator cost in South Dakota follows the national range, $30,000 to $50,000 installed, though the kind of lift you pick moves that number quite a bit. The state itself does not approve or inspect home elevators, so call now and a nearby dealer can measure your house and give you a written price.
Price of Each Kind of Lift
The prices below are typical installed figures, taken from the midpoint of published ranges. The shaft is simply the enclosed space the lift travels through. Your actual price depends on your house, and a dealer can measure it and give you the number in writing.
Across the country, a two-story home elevator costs $30,000 to $60,000 installed, according to HomeGuide. Going up to a third floor or higher tacks on $9,000 to $15,000 for every added stop.
What It Costs to Retrofit a House
When a house has no room set aside for a lift, someone has to build a shaft. That work costs $5,000 to $25,000 extra, based on published estimates.
In South Dakota, carpenters who frame a shaft or cut a floor opening earn a median wage of $23.14 an hour. The tradespeople who put in elevators and escalators earn a median $55.92 an hour, versus $52.84 for the country as a whole, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Labor makes up a big share of any quote.
A dealer who measures your house in person can tell you whether you need a shaft. Call now and we'll have a nearby dealer come out, take the measurement, and hand you a written price.
Do You Need a Permit?
The state of South Dakota runs no elevator program. No state office permits, registers, or inspects home elevators, and no state fee exists.
Any permit or inspection you face would be handled by your local city or county building office, and only if that office has adopted a residential code. Out in the country, where no local code is on the books, a permit may not even be required.
Building Code Rules
Under state law, cities may bring in the 2024 International Residential Code, which covers single-family and two-family homes plus townhouses no taller than three stories. A city cannot ask for anything beyond that code, so local home elevator rules stop there. The statute is SDCL 11-10-12.
For home elevators and lifts, that code leans on two ASME standards: A17.1 (section 5.3) and A18.1.
For commercial and any other building that is not a home, the 2024 International Building Code applies wherever the local code exists, per SDCL 11-10-5. Commercial lifts get their local review through that law.
Installer Licensing
We could find no South Dakota state licence covering elevator mechanics or elevator contractors, which fits a state with no elevator program. The work still falls under electrical and general contractor rules.
With no state licence to verify, a written quote is your best tool for comparing the people who do the work. Call now and we'll match you with a nearby dealer who gives quotes in writing.
Help Paying for a Lift
A pair of in-state programs might help with the bill.
- DakotaLink Assistive Technology Loan Fund: loans at 5% interest, starting at $500, for South Dakotans with disabilities and their family members. Eligible uses include home changes like ramps, stairway lifts, wider doors, and bathroom updates. General home repair or purchase does not qualify.
- HOPE Medicaid waiver: pays for changes to the home itself (ramps, grab bars, wider doors) for residents 65-plus and disabled adults aged 18 through 64. The provider manual lists no dollar cap. Claims above $5,000 face extra review, and additions that make the home bigger are generally not covered.
Get Your Price
Begin with an estimate for your own house. One call gets a local dealer out to measure your house and put a written price on it.
Sources: middle of published US price ranges, South Dakota elevator rule (No state elevator program; city and county building departments), BLS wage figures for South Dakota, DakotaLink Assistive Technology Loan Fund, South Dakota HOPE Medicaid waiver Environmental Accessibility Adaptations.
Nearby states: Iowa · Minnesota · Montana · North Dakota · Nebraska · Wyoming
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