Best PlacesBon Homme County, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Bon Homme County, 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.
Bon Homme County ranks 976th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bon Homme County
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.
Bon Homme County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bon Homme County ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 97% of counties
- School gradeB+, better than 89% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 88% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of counties
- Short commute19.3 minutes each way, better than 83% of counties
Where Bon Homme County ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Bon Homme County
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bon Homme County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,737, 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 Bon Homme County's effective rate of 1.10%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bon Homme County
Bon Homme County 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 Bon Homme County.
Who works in Bon Homme County, and how
Work in Bon Homme County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Bon Homme County
Bon Homme County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Bon Homme County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Bon Homme County growing, and who is moving in?
Bon Homme County has grown about 1% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Sioux Falls, SD.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Bon Homme County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Bon Homme County, month by month
Bon Homme County sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 21° | 13° |
| April | 61° | 47° | 37° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Bon Homme County
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 70 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 153 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bon Homme County
Schools across Bon Homme County average a B+, better than 89% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Tabor Elementary - 05A+ · 75% proficient
- Akron Westfield Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Tyndall Elementary - 04B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Akron Westfield Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Bon Homme Middle School - 02B− · 40% proficient
- Avon Middle School - 05B− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Akron Westfield Senior High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Avon High School - 01A− · 60% proficient
- Scotland High School - 01C+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bon Homme County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bon Homme County 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 Bon Homme County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Bon Homme County
Is Bon Homme County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bon Homme County ranks 976th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low taxes, good schools, and state infrastructure, and lowest on civic engagement 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 Bon Homme County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,703. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $64,737 median income, cost of living beats 51% of counties.
Is Bon Homme County safe?
Bon Homme County is safer than 39% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $449 per resident a year.
Compare Bon Homme County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bon Homme County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bon Homme County 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.
Bon Homme County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bon Homme County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bon Homme County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bon Homme County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bon Homme County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bon Homme County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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