Best PlacesPierpont, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pierpont, 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.
Pierpont ranks 23,220th 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 Pierpont
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.
Pierpont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pierpont ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$569 a month, better than 83% of towns
Where Pierpont ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pierpont
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pierpont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,513, 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 Pierpont's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pierpont
Pierpont runs older 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 Pierpont.
Who works in Pierpont, and how
Work in Pierpont centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Pierpont
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pierpont.
What the weather is like in Pierpont, month by month
Pierpont 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 Pierpont
The nearest airport, Aberdeen Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 228 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pierpont
Schools across Pierpont average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Groton Area Elementary - 02A− · 60% proficient
- Webster Area Elementary - 03B · 50% proficient
- Langford Area Elementary - 02D+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Langford Area Middle School - 03A+ · 75% proficient
- Groton Area Middle School - 04B+ · 50% proficient
- Webster Area Middle School - 02B− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Groton Area High School - 01C+ · 40% proficient
- Webster Area High School - 01C− · 30% proficient
- Langford Area High School - 01D+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pierpont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pierpont 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 Pierpont against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pierpont
Is Pierpont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pierpont ranks 23,220th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, clean air, and a stable housing 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 Pierpont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $113,993. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $79,513 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Pierpont safe?
Pierpont is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $556 per resident a year.
Compare Pierpont with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pierpont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pierpont 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.
Pierpont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pierpont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pierpont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pierpont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pierpont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pierpont 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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