Best Places57537, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 57537, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
57537 ranks 10,439th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 57537
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.
57537's strengths and weaknesses
Where 57537 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 91% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 57537 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
Who lives in 57537
57537 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 57537.
Who works in 57537, and how
Work in 57537 centers on public administration and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 57537
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 57537.
What the weather is like in 57537, month by month
57537 sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 20° | 12° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 90° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 62° | 48° | 38° |
Flying in and out of 57537
The nearest airport, Pierre Regional, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 343 miles away.
The best schools in and around 57537
Schools across 57537 average a C+, better than 45% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Stanley County Middle School - 02B− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Stanley County High School - 01D · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 57537 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
57537 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 57537 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 57537
Is 57537 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 57537 ranks 10,439th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, low taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on biking and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 57537 safe?
57537 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $577 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 57537?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 30 with lows near 12. That works out to about 127 pleasant days a year, more than 80% of zip codes.
Compare 57537 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 57537. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 57537 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.
57537 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 57537: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 57537: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 57537: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 57537: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
57537 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.
- 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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