South Dakota

SD

11 cities with population 10,000+ — government data from Census Bureau, CDC, and CMS.

Cities
11
pop ≥ 10,000
Total Population
398,596
in tracked cities
Avg Median Income
$71,220
+5% vs avg
Avg Home Value
$249,164
+9% vs avg

Public Safety

Violent Crime
344
per 100k residents
Property Crime
1864
per 100k residents
Assault
311
per 100k
Burglary
279
per 100k

Safest Cities in South Dakota

1 Sioux Falls
344/100k
2 Rapid City
344/100k
3 Aberdeen
344/100k
4 Brookings
344/100k
5 Watertown
344/100k
6 Mitchell
344/100k
7 Yankton
344/100k
8 Pierre
344/100k
9 Huron
344/100k
10 Spearfish
344/100k

Largest Cities 10

1 Sioux Falls
171,544
2 Rapid City
73,569
3 Aberdeen
28,102
4 Brookings
23,657
5 Watertown
22,073
6 Mitchell
15,669
7 Yankton
14,557
8 Pierre
14,091
9 Huron
13,313
10 Spearfish
11,283

Highest Income 10

1 Pierre
$81,395
2 Sioux Falls
$76,880
3 Rapid City
$74,517
4 Spearfish
$73,384
5 Yankton
$72,821
6 Watertown
$72,727
7 Aberdeen
$70,898
8 Brookings
$70,064
9 Huron
$67,681
10 Mitchell
$66,208

Highest Home Values 10

1 Spearfish
$346,500
2 Rapid City
$302,200
3 Sioux Falls
$287,600
4 Brookings
$264,600
5 Pierre
$242,000
6 Watertown
$237,700
7 Vermillion
$232,300
8 Yankton
$225,900
9 Aberdeen
$221,100
10 Mitchell
$205,800

South Dakota City Rankings 10

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All Cities in South Dakota 11

Sioux Falls 172K Rapid City 74K Aberdeen 28K Brookings 24K Watertown 22K Mitchell 16K Yankton 15K Pierre 14K Huron 13K Spearfish 11K Vermillion 11K
Data Sources

City population from GeoNames/Census Bureau. Economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates, county-level). Health data from the CDC PLACES program. Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.