Best PlacesBryant, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bryant, 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.
Bryant ranks 12,738th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Bryant
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.
Bryant's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bryant ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of towns
- Short commute20.5 minutes each way, better than 86% of towns
Where Bryant ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 31% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 31% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bryant
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bryant home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,124, 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 Bryant's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 Bryant
Bryant runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bryant.
Who works in Bryant, and how
Work in Bryant centers on construction and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Bryant
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bryant.
What the weather is like in Bryant, month by month
Bryant sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 6. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 14° | 6° |
| April | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 58° | 46° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Bryant
The nearest airport, Watertown Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 209 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bryant
Schools across Bryant average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02A− · 60% proficient
- Willow Lake Elementary - 02B− · 40% proficient
- Hamlin Elementary - 09B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hamlin Middle School - 02C− · 30% proficient
- De Smet Middle School - 03D+ · 25% proficient
- Willow Lake Middle School - 03D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- De Smet High School - 01C+ · 40% proficient
- Willow Lake High School - 01C+ · 40% proficient
- Hamlin High School - 01C+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bryant school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bryant 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 Bryant against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bryant
Is Bryant a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bryant ranks 12,738th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, a strong job market, and heat safety, 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 Bryant expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $231,772. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $74,124 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Bryant safe?
Yes, Bryant is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $317 per resident a year.
Compare Bryant with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bryant. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bryant 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.
Bryant detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bryant: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bryant: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bryant: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bryant: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bryant 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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