Best PlacesPearl Creek Colony, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pearl Creek Colony, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pearl Creek Colony ranks 11,104th 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 Pearl Creek 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.
Pearl Creek Colony's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pearl Creek Colony ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap childcare$569 a month, better than 83% of towns
Where Pearl Creek Colony ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 42% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pearl Creek Colony
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pearl Creek Colony home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,379, 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 Pearl Creek Colony's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Pearl Creek Colony
Pearl Creek 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 Pearl Creek Colony.
Who works in Pearl Creek Colony, and how
Work in Pearl Creek Colony centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Pearl Creek Colony
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pearl Creek Colony.
What the weather is like in Pearl Creek Colony, month by month
Pearl Creek Colony sees roughly 120 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 Pearl Creek Colony
The nearest airport, Watertown Regional, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 233 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pearl Creek Colony
Schools across Pearl Creek Colony average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Iroquois Elementary - 04A+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Iroquois Middle School - 02F · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Iroquois High School - 01D+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pearl Creek Colony school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pearl Creek 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 Pearl Creek Colony against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pearl Creek Colony
Is Pearl Creek Colony a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pearl Creek Colony ranks 11,104th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, state infrastructure, and a stable housing market, 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 Pearl Creek Colony expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $265,533. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $87,379 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Pearl Creek Colony safe?
Yes, Pearl Creek Colony is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $312 per resident a year.
Compare Pearl Creek Colony with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pearl Creek Colony. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pearl Creek 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.
Pearl Creek Colony detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pearl Creek Colony: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pearl Creek Colony: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pearl Creek Colony: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pearl Creek Colony: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pearl Creek 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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