Best PlacesGreenway, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greenway, 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.
Greenway ranks 6,129th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Greenway
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.
Greenway's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greenway ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute15.5 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
Where Greenway ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Greenway
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greenway home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,625, 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 Greenway's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Greenway
Greenway 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 Greenway.
Who works in Greenway, and how
Work in Greenway centers on agriculture & forestry and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Greenway
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Greenway.
What the weather is like in Greenway, month by month
Greenway sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 23, with lows near 6. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 14° | 6° |
| April | 53° | 40° | 30° |
| July | 84° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 58° | 44° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Greenway
The nearest airport, Aberdeen Regional, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 317 miles away.
The best schools in and around Greenway
Schools across Greenway average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eureka Elementary - 02A+ · 75% proficient
- Herreid Elementary - 02A+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Herreid Middle School - 03D+ · 25% proficient
- Eureka Jr. High - 03D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Eureka High School - 01A · 75% proficient
- Herreid High School - 01A · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greenway school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greenway 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 Greenway against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Greenway
Is Greenway a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greenway ranks 6,129th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, clean air, and low taxes, 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 Greenway expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,000. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $93,625 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Greenway safe?
Greenway is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $357 per resident a year.
Compare Greenway with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greenway. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greenway 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.
Greenway detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greenway: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greenway: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greenway: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greenway: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greenway 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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