Best PlacesTyndall, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tyndall, 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.
Tyndall ranks 17,838th 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 Tyndall
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.
Tyndall's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tyndall ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute18.2 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 91% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of towns
Where Tyndall ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tyndall
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tyndall home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,111, 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 Tyndall's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tyndall
Tyndall 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 Tyndall.
Who works in Tyndall, and how
Work in Tyndall centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Tyndall
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tyndall.
What the weather is like in Tyndall, month by month
Tyndall sees roughly 123 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 Tyndall
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 69 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 155 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tyndall
Schools across Tyndall average an A−, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Akron Westfield Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Tyndall Elementary - 04B− · 40% proficient
- Tripp Elementary - 03D+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Akron Westfield Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Bon Homme Middle School - 02B− · 40% proficient
- Avon Middle School - 05B− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Akron Westfield Senior High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Avon High School - 01A− · 60% proficient
- Scotland High School - 01C+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tyndall school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tyndall 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 Tyndall against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tyndall
Is Tyndall a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tyndall ranks 17,838th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, walkability, and short commutes, 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 Tyndall expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,270. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $57,111 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Tyndall safe?
Tyndall is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $539 per resident a year.
Compare Tyndall with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tyndall. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tyndall 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.
Tyndall detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tyndall: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tyndall: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tyndall: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tyndall: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tyndall 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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