Best PlacesHerreid, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Herreid, 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.
Herreid ranks 10,330th 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 Herreid
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.
Herreid's strengths and weaknesses
Where Herreid ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute17.5 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of towns
Where Herreid ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Herreid
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Herreid home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,668, 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 Herreid'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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Herreid
Herreid 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 Herreid.
Who works in Herreid, and how
Work in Herreid centers on agriculture & forestry and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Herreid
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Herreid.
What the weather is like in Herreid, month by month
Herreid sees roughly 135 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 Herreid
The nearest airport, Bismarck Municipal, is about 73 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 338 miles away.
The best schools in and around Herreid
Schools across Herreid average a B, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eureka Elementary - 02A+ · 75% proficient
- Herreid Elementary - 02A+ · 75% proficient
- Browns Valley ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Browns Valley MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- 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
- Breckenridge Senior HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Herreid school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Herreid 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 Herreid against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Herreid
Is Herreid a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Herreid ranks 10,330th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, clean air, 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 Herreid expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $112,035. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $64,668 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Herreid safe?
Herreid is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $564 per resident a year.
Compare Herreid with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Herreid. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Herreid 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.
Herreid detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Herreid: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Herreid: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Herreid: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Herreid: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Herreid 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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