Best PlacesNunda, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nunda, 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.
Nunda ranks 10,401st 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 Nunda
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.
Nunda's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nunda ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 127 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of towns
Where Nunda ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nunda
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nunda home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,189, 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 Nunda's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nunda
Nunda runs younger 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 Nunda.
Who works in Nunda, and how
Work in Nunda centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Nunda
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nunda.
What the weather is like in Nunda, month by month
Nunda sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 16° | 8° |
| April | 55° | 43° | 33° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 58° | 47° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Nunda
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 191 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nunda
Schools across Nunda average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Madison Elementary - 07B+ · 55% proficient
- Camelot Intermediate - 06B · 48% proficient
- Rutland Elementary - 02B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rutland Jr. High - 03A+ · 75% proficient
- Madison Middle School - 02C · 35% proficient
- Oldham-ramona Jr. High - 03D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Brookings High School - 01B+ · 53% proficient
- Madison High School - 01B− · 45% proficient
- Sioux Valley High School - 01C+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nunda school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nunda 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 Nunda against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nunda
Is Nunda a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nunda ranks 10,401st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, state infrastructure, and the weather, 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 Nunda expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $309,634. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $92,189 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Nunda safe?
Yes, Nunda is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $287 per resident a year.
Compare Nunda with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nunda. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nunda 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.
Nunda detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nunda: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nunda: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nunda: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nunda: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nunda 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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