Best Places57030, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 57030, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
57030 ranks 9,653rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 57030
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
57030's strengths and weaknesses
Where 57030 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 57030 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 36% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 37% of zip codes
- School gradeC, better than only 37% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 57030
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 57030 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,732, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 57030's effective rate of 0.90%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 57030
57030 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 57030.
Who works in 57030, and how
Work in 57030 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 57030
57030 has more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 57030 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 57030, month by month
57030 sees roughly 151 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 17° | 9° |
| April | 58° | 44° | 34° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 61° | 48° | 38° |
Flying in and out of 57030
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around 57030
Schools across 57030 average a C, better than 37% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hills-beaver Creek ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Luverne ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Baltic Elementary - 02B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dell Rapids Middle School - 03A− · 55% proficient
- Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07A− · 54% proficient
- Luverne MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Brandon Valley High School - 01A · 68% proficient
- Baltic High School - 01A− · 60% proficient
- Dell Rapids High School - 01B+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 57030 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
57030 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 57030 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 57030
Is 57030 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 57030 ranks 9,653rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, low taxes, and clean air, and lowest on distance from a big city and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 57030 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $292,581. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $81,732 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 57030 safe?
57030 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $373 per resident a year.
Compare 57030 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 57030. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 57030 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
57030 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 57030: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 57030: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 57030: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 57030: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
57030 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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