Best PlacesBritton, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Britton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Britton ranks 2,733rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Britton
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.
Britton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Britton ranks high
- Short commute10.0 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of towns
Where Britton ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 32% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Britton
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Britton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,520, 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 Britton's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 Britton
Britton's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Britton.
Who works in Britton, and how
Work in Britton centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Britton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Britton.
What the weather is like in Britton, month by month
Britton sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 21, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21° | 13° | 5° |
| April | 52° | 41° | 32° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 57° | 46° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Britton
The nearest airport, Aberdeen Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 228 miles away.
The best schools in and around Britton
Schools across Britton average a C+, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Britton-hecla Elementary - 02A− · 60% proficient
- Langford Area Elementary - 02D+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Langford Area Middle School - 03A+ · 75% proficient
- Britton-hecla Middle School - 03D · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Britton-hecla High School - 01C+ · 40% proficient
- Langford Area High School - 01D+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Britton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Britton 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 Britton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Britton
Is Britton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Britton ranks 2,733rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, cell coverage, and low taxes, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Britton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $183,618. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $85,520 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is Britton safe?
Yes, Britton is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $209 per resident a year.
Compare Britton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Britton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Britton 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.
Britton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Britton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Britton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Britton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Britton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Britton 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.