Best PlacesEgan, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Egan, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Egan ranks 25,600th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Egan
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.
Egan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Egan ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute17.1 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of towns
Where Egan ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Household income$49,885 median, better than only 12% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 16% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Egan
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Egan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,885, 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 Egan's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Egan
Egan runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Egan.
Who works in Egan, and how
Work in Egan centers on health care & social and arts & entertainment. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Egan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Egan.
What the weather is like in Egan, month by month
Egan sees roughly 151 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 17° | 9° |
| April | 58° | 44° | 34° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 61° | 48° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Egan
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 180 miles away.
The best schools in and around Egan
Schools across Egan average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Colman Elementary - 03B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Flandreau Middle School - 03C− · 30% proficient
- Colman-egan Jr. High - 02D · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Flandreau High School - 01C− · 30% proficient
- Colman-egan High School - 01D · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Egan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Egan 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 Egan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Egan
Is Egan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Egan ranks 25,600th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, short commutes, and the weather, and lowest on civic engagement and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Egan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,499. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $49,885 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Egan safe?
Yes, Egan is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $287 per resident a year.
Compare Egan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Egan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Egan 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.
Egan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Egan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Egan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Egan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Egan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Egan 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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