Best Places57577, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 57577, 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.
57577 ranks 28,054th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 57577
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.
57577's strengths and weaknesses
Where 57577 ranks high
- Short commute8.2 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$569 a month, better than 88% of zip codes
Where 57577 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$28,134 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 57577
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 57577 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $28,134, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 57577's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 57577
57577 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 57577.
Who works in 57577, and how
Work in 57577 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 57577
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 57577.
What the weather is like in 57577, month by month
57577 sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 22° | 11° |
| April | 63° | 45° | 30° |
| July | 94° | 76° | 59° |
| October | 65° | 48° | 34° |
Flying in and out of 57577
The nearest airport, Rapid City Regional, is about 78 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 299 miles away.
The best schools in and around 57577
Schools across 57577 average a B, better than 63% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Martin Elementary - 03D− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Newcastle Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Bennett County Middle School - 06F · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Newcastle High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Bennett County High School - 01D · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 57577 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
57577 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 57577 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 57577
Is 57577 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 57577 ranks 28,054th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay 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 57577 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $147,080. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $28,134 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 57577 safe?
57577 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $655 per resident a year.
Compare 57577 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 57577. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 57577 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.
57577 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 57577: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 57577: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 57577: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 57577: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
57577 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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