Best Places57732, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 57732, 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.
57732 ranks 23,879th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 57732
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.
57732's strengths and weaknesses
Where 57732 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$702 a month, better than 74% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 117 pleasant days a year, better than 74% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 57732 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 57732
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 57732 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $60,880, 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 57732'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 57732
57732 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 57732.
Who works in 57732, and how
Work in 57732 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 57732
57732 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 57732 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 57732, month by month
57732 sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 18° |
| April | 55° | 42° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 59° | 47° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 57732
The nearest airport, Rapid City Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 314 miles away.
The best schools in and around 57732
Schools across 57732 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Whitewood Elementary - 04A+ · 75% proficient
- Pinedale Elementary - 11B · 45% proficient
- Lead-deadwood Elementary - 03C− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Newcastle Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02B · 45% proficient
- Lead-deadwood Middle School - 02C− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Spearfish High School - 01B · 50% proficient
- Newcastle High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Lead-deadwood High School - 01C− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 57732 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
57732 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 57732 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 57732
Is 57732 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 57732 ranks 23,879th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, state infrastructure, and affordable childcare, and lowest on distance from a big city and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 57732 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $358,337. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $60,880 median income, cost of living beats 24% of zip codes.
Is 57732 safe?
57732 is safer than 22% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $620 per resident a year.
Compare 57732 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 57732. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 57732 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.
57732 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 57732: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 57732: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 57732: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 57732: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
57732 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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