Best Places57769, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 57769, 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.
57769 ranks 13,935th 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 57769
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.
57769's strengths and weaknesses
Where 57769 ranks high
- 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
- Local economyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 80% of zip codes
Where 57769 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 57769
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 57769 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $90,380; 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 57769's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 57769
57769 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 57769.
Who works in 57769, and how
Work in 57769 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 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 57769
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 57769.
What the weather is like in 57769, month by month
57769 sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 26° | 14° |
| April | 60° | 44° | 31° |
| July | 90° | 75° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 48° | 35° |
Flying in and out of 57769
The nearest airport, Rapid City Regional, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 309 miles away.
The best schools in and around 57769
Schools across 57769 average a B−, better than 53% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Whitewood Elementary - 04A+ · 75% proficient
- Black Hawk Elementary - 03D− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Newcastle Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Stagebarn Middle School - 10B · 47% proficient
- Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02B · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Sturgis Brown High School - 01C− · 30% proficient
- Rapid City High School - 45F · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 57769 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
57769 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 57769 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 57769
Is 57769 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 57769 ranks 13,935th 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 disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 57769 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $348,581. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $90,380 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 57769 safe?
57769 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $426 per resident a year.
Compare 57769 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 57769. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 57769 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.
57769 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 57769: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 57769: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 57769: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 57769: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
57769 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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