Best PlacesEnning, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Enning, 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.
Enning ranks 29,948th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Enning
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.
Enning's strengths and weaknesses
Where Enning ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute16.9 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
Where Enning ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 16% of towns
Who lives in Enning
Enning runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Enning.
Who works in Enning, and how
Work in Enning centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 52%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Enning
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Enning.
What the weather is like in Enning, month by month
Enning sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 26° | 14° |
| April | 60° | 44° | 31° |
| July | 90° | 75° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 48° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Enning
The nearest airport, Rapid City Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 338 miles away.
The best schools in and around Enning
Schools across Enning average a B−, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Central Meade County School - 09D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Wall High School - 01C+ · 40% proficient
- Sturgis Brown High School - 01C− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Enning school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Enning 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 Enning against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Enning
Is Enning a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Enning ranks 29,948th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, quiet, and population health, 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 Enning safe?
Enning is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $347 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Enning?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 14. That works out to about 95 pleasant days a year, more than 64% of towns.
Compare Enning with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Enning. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Enning 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.
Enning detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Enning: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Enning: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Enning: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Enning: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Enning 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.
- 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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