Best Places57105, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 57105, 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.
57105 ranks 4,761st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 57105
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.
57105's strengths and weaknesses
Where 57105 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Short commute14.9 minutes each way, better than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 57105 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 38% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 43% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 57105
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 57105 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,635, 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 57105's effective rate of 1.13%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 57105
57105's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 57105.
Who works in 57105, and how
Work in 57105 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 57105
57105 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 57105 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 57105, month by month
57105 sees roughly 106 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 19° | 9° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 65° | 50° | 38° |
Flying in and out of 57105
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around 57105
Schools across 57105 average a B−, better than 53% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Challenge Center - 51A+ · 80% proficient
- Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65A · 70% proficient
- Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66B · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edison Middle School - 06B+ · 52% proficient
- Patrick Henry Middle School - 07B+ · 50% proficient
- George Mcgovern Middle School -09D− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Lincoln High School - 02B+ · 57% proficient
- Roosevelt High School - 03B− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 57105 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
57105 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 57105 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 57105 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 85% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 67% of zip codes and health care access beats 57%.
Common questions about living in 57105
Is 57105 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 57105 ranks 4,761st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, cell coverage, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 57105 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $286,378. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $86,635 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 57105 safe?
57105 is safer than 38% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $402 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 57105?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 31 with lows near 9. That works out to about 106 pleasant days a year, more than 67% of zip codes.
Is 57105 good for families?
Schools beat 53% of zip codes, crime safety beats 38%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare 57105 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 57105. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 57105 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.
57105 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 57105: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 57105: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 57105: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 57105: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
57105 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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