Best PlacesMiranda, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Miranda, 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.
Miranda ranks 32,793rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Miranda
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.
Miranda's strengths and weaknesses
Where Miranda ranks high
- Short commute12.7 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$569 a month, better than 83% of towns
Where Miranda ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$43,281 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Miranda
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Miranda home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $43,281; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Miranda's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Miranda
Miranda runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Miranda.
Who works in Miranda, and how
Work in Miranda centers on agriculture & forestry and other services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Miranda
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Miranda.
What the weather is like in Miranda, month by month
Miranda sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 15° | 5° |
| April | 58° | 43° | 29° |
| July | 88° | 73° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 47° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Miranda
The nearest airport, Aberdeen Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 281 miles away.
The best schools in and around Miranda
Schools across Miranda average a C, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Faulkton Elementary - 02B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Faulkton Middle School - 08D · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Faulkton High School - 01A− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Miranda school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Miranda 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 Miranda against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Miranda
Is Miranda a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Miranda ranks 32,793rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, 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 Miranda expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $177,600. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $43,281 median income, cost of living beats 15% of towns.
Is Miranda safe?
Miranda is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $387 per resident a year.
Compare Miranda with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Miranda. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Miranda 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.
Miranda detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Miranda: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Miranda: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Miranda: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Miranda: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Miranda 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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