Best PlacesMillboro, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Millboro, 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.
Millboro ranks 9,561st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Millboro
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.
Millboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Millboro ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute14.9 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 125 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of towns
Where Millboro ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Millboro
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Millboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,750, 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 Millboro's effective rate of 0.53%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Millboro
Millboro runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Millboro.
Who works in Millboro, and how
Work in Millboro 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 80%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Millboro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Millboro.
What the weather is like in Millboro, month by month
Millboro sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 16° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 35° |
| July | 91° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Millboro
The nearest airport, Pierre Regional, is about 92 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 238 miles away.
The best schools in and around Millboro
Schools across Millboro average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Akron Westfield Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Winner Elementary - 04C− · 30% proficient
- Colome Elementary - 02D+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Akron Westfield Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Colome Middle School - 03D · 21% proficient
- Winner Middle School - 02F · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Akron Westfield Senior High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Winner High School - 01C− · 30% proficient
- Colome High School - 01D+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Millboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Millboro 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 Millboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Millboro
Is Millboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Millboro ranks 9,561st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, short commutes, and a strong job market, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Millboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,300. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $84,750 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Millboro safe?
Yes, Millboro is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $278 per resident a year.
Compare Millboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Millboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Millboro 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.
Millboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Millboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Millboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Millboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Millboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Millboro 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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