Best PlacesHuron Colony, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Huron Colony, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Huron Colony ranks 7,672nd 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 Huron Colony
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.
Huron Colony's strengths and weaknesses
Where Huron Colony ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute15.7 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Huron Colony ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Huron Colony
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Huron Colony home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,429, 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 Huron Colony's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 Huron Colony
Huron Colony's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Huron Colony.
Who works in Huron Colony, and how
Work in Huron Colony centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Huron Colony
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Huron Colony.
What the weather is like in Huron Colony, month by month
Huron Colony sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 17° | 7° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 32° |
| July | 88° | 74° | 61° |
| October | 64° | 48° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Huron Colony
The nearest airport, Watertown Regional, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 248 miles away.
The best schools in and around Huron Colony
Schools across Huron Colony average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hitchcock-tulare Elementary - 05D+ · 25% proficient
- Huron Colony Elementary - 13D+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hitchcock-tulare Jr. High School - 02A+ · 75% proficient
- Huron Middle School - 02C− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Hendricks Senior HighA · 75% proficient
- Hitchcock-tulare High School - 01A− · 60% proficient
- Willow Lake High School - 01C+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Huron Colony school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Huron Colony 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 Huron Colony against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Huron Colony
Is Huron Colony a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Huron Colony ranks 7,672nd 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 Huron Colony expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,977. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $86,429 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Huron Colony safe?
Yes, Huron Colony is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
Compare Huron Colony with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Huron Colony. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Huron Colony 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.
Huron Colony detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Huron Colony: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Huron Colony: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Huron Colony: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Huron Colony: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Huron Colony 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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