South Dakota, United States

Living In South Dakota Pros & Cons, Cost of Living, Crime Rate, Demographics

Living In South Dakota, USA
Moving to South Dakota In USA? Find out the best and worst about to live, raise a family or retire in South Dakota, the Pros and Cons of Living in South Dakota.

Explore the life in South Dakota based on crime, public schools, cost of living, real estate, housing, properties, job opportunities, and local amenities data and Statistics.

  1. Overview - Life In South Dakota
  2. Pros and Cons of Living In South Dakota
  3. Crime In South Dakota
  4. Cost of Living In South Dakota
  5. Gender In South Dakota
  6. Household Income For South Dakota
  7. Education In South Dakota
  8. Race & Ethnicity In South Dakota
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Population
879336
Unemployment
3.51%
Poverty
12.81%
Overall Score
6
Median Home
$174600
53% NAT AVG.
Median Income
$59896
11% NAT AVG.
Median Rent
$761
34% NAT AVG.
Cost Of Living
91
9% NAT AVG.
Pros & Cons Overview

Jobs85%

Housing80%

Affordability85%

Safety80%

Amenities40%

Diversity80%

Education80%

Commute100%

Is South Dakota safe place to live in USA?
The overall crime rate in South Dakota is 5% higher than national average. The violent crime rate of South Dakota is 29% higher than national average. While the property crime rate of South Dakota is 0% lower than national average. You have 1 in 196 chance of being victim of violent crime. You have 1 in 50 chance of being victim of property crime.
Crime Cases
21944
Violent : 4476
Property : 17468
Total Crime
5% NAT. AVG.
2458.11 (per 100k)
Violent Crime
29% NAT. AVG.
501.39 (per 100k)
Property Crime
0% NAT. AVG.
1956.72 (per 100k)
Chance Of Being A Victim Of Crime In South Dakota
Violent crime
1 in 196
Property crime
1 in 50
Robbery
1 in 3209
Burglary
1 in 290
Assault
1 in 247
Car Theft
1 in 380
South Dakota : Property Crime Ranking
Ranking Total
Crime
Property
Crime
Burglary Larceny Car
Thefts
In USA 21 26 31 27 19
South Dakota : Violent Crime Ranking
Ranking Violent
Crime
Murder Robbery Assault Rape
In USA 8 20 41 8 48

Violent Crime


Crime Type Count South Dakota
Country
Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime 4476 501.39 387.8
Murder 40 4.48 6.5
Robbery 274 30.69 73.9
Assault 3563 399.12 279.7
Rape 599 67.1 27.7
Property Crime


Crime Type Count South Dakota
Country
Per 100,000 People
Property Crime 17468 1956.72 1,958.2
Burglary 3036 340.09 314.2
Larceny 12117 1357.32 1,398
Car Theft 2315 259.32 246
Violent Crime Comparison
Property Crime Comparison
Gender
Cost of Living
Household Income
Income South Dakota Country
Less than $10,000 5.3% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 8.7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.6% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19.1% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14.6% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 15.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 5.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.4% 8.3%
Cost of Living
Expense South Dakota National Avg.
Services 94% 100%
Groceries 97% 100%
Health 96% 100%
Housing 79% 100%
Transportation 93% 100%
Utilities 88% 100%
Gender
Gender South Dakota Country
Female 49.6% 50.8%
Male 50.4% 49.2%
Education
Education South Dakota Country
< 9th Grade 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 30% 27.0%
Other College 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 12% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1.0%
Race / Ethnicity
Ethnicity South Dakota Country
White 81.3% 60.1%
African American 2.1% 12.2%
American Indian 8.2% 0.6%
Asian 1.4% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.7% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.1% 18.2%
List Of Cities
A
  Aberdeen     Arlington  

B
  Brookings     Brandon     Box Elder     Belle Fourche     Blackhawk     Beresford     Britton     Baltic  

C
  Canton     Colonial Pine Hills     Chamberlain     Custer     Clear Lake     Crooks     Clark  

D
  Dell Rapids     Dakota Dunes     Deadwood     De Smet  

E
  Elk Point     Eagle Butte  

F
  Fort Pierre     Flandreau     Freeman     Fort Thompson  

G
  Groton     Garretson     Gregory     Gettysburg     Green Valley  

H
  Huron     Harrisburg     Hot Springs     Hartford  

I

J

K

L
  Lead     Lennox     Lemmon  

M
  Mitchell     Madison     Mobridge     Milbank     Mission     Miller  


O
  Oglala  

P
  Pierre     Pine Ridge     Parkston     Porcupine     Platte     Piedmont  

Q

R
  Rapid City     Rapid Valley     Redfield     Rosebud  

S
  Sioux Falls     Spearfish     Sturgis     Summerset     Sisseton     Springfield     Salem  

T
  Tea     Tyndall  

U

V
  Vermillion     Volga  

W
  Watertown     Winner     Webster     Wagner     Worthing     Whitewood  

X

Y
  Yankton  

Z