Best PlacesKranzburg, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kranzburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kranzburg ranks 5,555th 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 Kranzburg
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.
Kranzburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kranzburg ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute18.8 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 128 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
Where Kranzburg ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 26% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 43% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kranzburg
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kranzburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $96,511, 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 Kranzburg's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kranzburg
Kranzburg'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 Kranzburg.
Who works in Kranzburg, and how
Work in Kranzburg centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Kranzburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kranzburg.
What the weather is like in Kranzburg, month by month
Kranzburg sees roughly 128 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 6. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 14° | 6° |
| April | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 58° | 46° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Kranzburg
The nearest airport, Watertown Regional, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 182 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kranzburg
Schools across Kranzburg average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Canby ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Clear Lake Elementary - 02A− · 60% proficient
- Knoll ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Watertown Middle School - 02B+ · 48% proficient
- Clear Lake Middle School - 04C− · 30% proficient
- Waverly-south Shore Middle School - 03D · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Watertown High School - 01B · 50% proficient
- Deuel High School - 01C+ · 40% proficient
- Waverly-south Shore High School - 01D+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kranzburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kranzburg 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 Kranzburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kranzburg
Is Kranzburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kranzburg ranks 5,555th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, short commutes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on civic engagement 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 Kranzburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $309,644. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $96,511 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is Kranzburg safe?
Yes, Kranzburg is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
Compare Kranzburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kranzburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kranzburg 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.
Kranzburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kranzburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kranzburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kranzburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kranzburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kranzburg 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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