Best PlacesDimock, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dimock, 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.
Dimock ranks 11,093rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dimock
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.
Dimock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dimock ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute16.7 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of towns
Where Dimock ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 39% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 43% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dimock
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dimock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $68,739, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Dimock's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 Dimock
Dimock runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dimock.
Who works in Dimock, and how
Work in Dimock centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Dimock
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dimock.
What the weather is like in Dimock, month by month
Dimock sees roughly 128 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 19° | 12° |
| April | 60° | 46° | 36° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 63° | 50° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Dimock
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dimock
Schools across Dimock average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Parkston Elementary - 02A− · 60% proficient
- Ethan Elementary - 02B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Parkston Middle School - 05C− · 30% proficient
- Ethan Jr. High - 03D · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Ethan High School - 01A− · 60% proficient
- Parkston High School - 01B · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dimock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dimock 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 Dimock against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dimock
Is Dimock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dimock ranks 11,093rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, 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 Dimock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $338,037. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $68,739 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is Dimock safe?
Yes, Dimock is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare Dimock with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dimock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dimock 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.
Dimock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dimock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dimock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dimock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dimock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dimock 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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