Best Places57793, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 57793, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
57793 ranks 12,184th 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 57793
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.
57793's strengths and weaknesses
Where 57793 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 57793 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 57793
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 57793 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,093, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 57793'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 57793
57793 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 57793.
Who works in 57793, and how
Work in 57793 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 57793
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 57793.
What the weather is like in 57793, month by month
57793 sees roughly 113 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 57793
The nearest airport, Rapid City Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 323 miles away.
The best schools in and around 57793
Schools across 57793 average a B−, better than 65% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Whitewood Elementary - 04A+ · 75% proficient
- Newell Elementary - 02D+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02B · 45% proficient
- Belle Fourche Middle School - 07C · 35% proficient
- Spearfish Middle School - 05C− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Spearfish High School - 01B · 50% proficient
- Belle Fourche High School - 01B · 50% proficient
- Newell High School - 01C+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 57793 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
57793 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 57793 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 57793
Is 57793 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 57793 ranks 12,184th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, state infrastructure, and a strong job market, 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 57793 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $352,108. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $102,093 median income, cost of living beats 83% of zip codes.
Is 57793 safe?
57793 is safer than 38% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $454 per resident a year.
Compare 57793 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 57793. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 57793 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.
57793 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 57793: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 57793: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 57793: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 57793: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
57793 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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