Best PlacesTurkey Ridge, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Turkey 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.
Turkey Ridge ranks 5,850th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Turkey 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.
Turkey Ridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Turkey Ridge ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$120,057 median, better than 93% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
Where Turkey Ridge ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 12% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Turkey Ridge
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Turkey Ridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $120,057, 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 Turkey Ridge's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 Turkey Ridge
Turkey Ridge's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Turkey Ridge.
Who works in Turkey Ridge, and how
Work in Turkey Ridge centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Turkey Ridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Turkey Ridge.
What the weather is like in Turkey Ridge, month by month
Turkey Ridge sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 21° | 13° |
| April | 61° | 47° | 37° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Turkey Ridge
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around Turkey Ridge
Schools across Turkey Ridge average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Menno Elementary - 02B− · 40% proficient
- Freeman Elementary - 02B− · 40% proficient
- Marion Elementary - 02D+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Menno Middle School - 05A · 60% proficient
- Freeman Jr High - 05B− · 40% proficient
- Viborg-hurley Middle School - 03C− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Freeman High School - 01C+ · 40% proficient
- Menno High School - 01D+ · 25% proficient
- Marion High School - 01D+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Turkey Ridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Turkey 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 Turkey Ridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Turkey Ridge
Is Turkey Ridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Turkey Ridge ranks 5,850th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on tree cover and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Turkey Ridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $336,087. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $120,057 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is Turkey Ridge safe?
Turkey Ridge is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $546 per resident a year.
Compare Turkey Ridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Turkey Ridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Turkey 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.
Turkey Ridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Turkey Ridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Turkey Ridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Turkey Ridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Turkey Ridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Turkey 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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