Best Places57106, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 57106, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
57106 ranks 4,703rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 57106
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.
57106's strengths and weaknesses
Where 57106 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Short commute17.5 minutes each way, better than 93% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 57106 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 42% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 57106
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 57106 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $84,856; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 57106's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 57106
57106 runs younger 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 57106.
Who works in 57106, and how
Work in 57106 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 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 57106
57106 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 57106 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 57106, month by month
57106 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 57106
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 160 miles away.
The best schools in and around 57106
Schools across 57106 average a B−, better than 58% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- West Lyon Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Rf Pettigrew Elementary - 17A− · 60% proficient
- Freedom Elementary - 06B+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Lyon Junior High SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Memorial Middle School - 04A− · 54% proficient
- Edison Middle School - 06B+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- West Lyon High SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- West Central High School - 01B · 50% proficient
- Harrisburg High School - 01B · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 57106 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
57106 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 57106 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 57106 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 81% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 57106
Is 57106 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 57106 ranks 4,703rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, low taxes, and few empty homes, 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 57106 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $314,666. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $84,856 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 57106 safe?
Yes, 57106 is safer than 73% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $293 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 57106?
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 57106 good for families?
Schools beat 58% of zip codes, crime safety beats 73%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare 57106 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 57106. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 57106 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.
57106 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 57106: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 57106: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 57106: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 57106: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
57106 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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