Best PlacesCampbell County, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Campbell 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.
Campbell County ranks 614th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Campbell 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.
Campbell County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Campbell County ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 97% of counties
- Short commute15.5 minutes each way, better than 94% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 92% of counties
Where Campbell County ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 23% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Campbell County
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Campbell County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,052, 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 Campbell County's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Campbell County
Campbell 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 Campbell County.
Who works in Campbell County, and how
Work in Campbell County centers on agriculture & forestry and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Campbell County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Campbell County.
Is Campbell County growing, and who is moving in?
Campbell County has lost about 4% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from LaSalle County, IL.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Campbell County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Campbell County, month by month
Campbell County sees roughly 136 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 18° | 10° |
| April | 59° | 44° | 32° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 62° | 48° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Campbell County
The nearest airport, Bismarck Municipal, is about 74 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 340 miles away.
The best schools in and around Campbell County
Schools across Campbell County average a B, better than 79% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Eureka Elementary - 02A+ · 75% proficient
- Selby Elementary - 02A+ · 75% proficient
- Herreid Elementary - 02A+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Browns Valley MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Mobridge Middle School - 02C− · 30% proficient
- Selby Middle School - 03D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Eureka High School - 01A · 75% proficient
- Herreid High School - 01A · 75% proficient
- Mobridge High School - 01B · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Campbell County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Campbell 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 Campbell County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Campbell County
Is Campbell County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Campbell County ranks 614th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on health care access, low taxes, and short commutes, and lowest on tree cover 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 Campbell County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,342. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $72,052 median income, cost of living beats 84% of counties.
Is Campbell County safe?
Campbell County is safer than 30% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $463 per resident a year.
Compare Campbell County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Campbell County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Campbell 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.
Campbell County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Campbell County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Campbell County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Campbell County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Campbell County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Campbell 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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