Best PlacesRumpus Ridge, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rumpus Ridge, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rumpus Ridge ranks 8,976th 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 Rumpus Ridge
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.
Rumpus Ridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rumpus Ridge ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of towns
Where Rumpus Ridge ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
- Short commute31.3 minutes each way, better than only 27% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rumpus Ridge
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rumpus Ridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $107,212; 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 Rumpus Ridge's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 Rumpus Ridge
Rumpus Ridge runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rumpus Ridge.
Who works in Rumpus Ridge, and how
Work in Rumpus Ridge centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rumpus Ridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rumpus Ridge.
What the weather is like in Rumpus Ridge, month by month
Rumpus Ridge sees roughly 106 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 19° | 9° |
| April | 62° | 47° | 34° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 65° | 50° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Rumpus Ridge
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rumpus Ridge
Schools across Rumpus Ridge average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Parker Elementary - 02B · 50% proficient
- Canistota Elementary - 02B− · 40% proficient
- Marion Elementary - 02D+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Canistota Middle School - 03B− · 40% proficient
- West Central Middle School - 04C · 35% proficient
- Montrose Middle School - 03D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Montrose High School - 01A+ · 90% proficient
- Canistota High School - 01A · 75% proficient
- Parker High School - 01A− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rumpus Ridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rumpus Ridge 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 Rumpus Ridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rumpus Ridge
Is Rumpus Ridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rumpus Ridge ranks 8,976th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, an educated workforce, and a strong job 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 Rumpus Ridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $445,700. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $107,212 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Rumpus Ridge safe?
Rumpus Ridge is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $377 per resident a year.
Compare Rumpus Ridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rumpus Ridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rumpus Ridge 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.
Rumpus Ridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rumpus Ridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rumpus Ridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rumpus Ridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rumpus Ridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rumpus Ridge 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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