State City Rankings

Most Economically Stable Cities in South Dakota

City ranking view for South Dakota using the latest available Combined Score snapshots and trend direction context.

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City Stability Ranking

As Of 2024

Rank	City	Combined Score	National Percentile	Trend
1	Canton	94	100th	Improving
2	Fairview	94	100th	Improving
3	Harrisburg	94	100th	Improving
4	Hudson	94	100th	Improving
5	Lennox	94	100th	Improving
6	Shindler	94	100th	Improving
7	Tea	94	100th	Improving
8	Worthing	94	100th	Improving
9	Belle Fourche	82	96th	Improving
10	Fruitdale	82	96th	Improving
11	Newell	82	96th	Improving
12	Nisland	82	96th	Improving
13	Vale	82	96th	Improving
14	Anderson	81	95th	Improving
15	Baltic	81	95th	Improving
16	Brandon	81	95th	Improving
17	Colton	81	95th	Improving
18	Crooks	81	95th	Improving
19	Dell Rapids	81	95th	Improving
20	Garretson	81	95th	Improving
21	Hartford	81	95th	Improving
22	Humboldt	81	95th	Improving
23	Lyons	81	95th	Improving
24	Meadow View Addition	81	95th	Improving
25	Pine Lakes Addition	81	95th	Improving
26	Renner Corner	81	95th	Improving
27	Rowena	81	95th	Improving
28	Sherman	81	95th	Improving
29	Sioux Falls	81	95th	Improving
30	Valley Springs	81	95th	Improving
31	Cameron Colony	77	93th	Improving
32	Centerville	77	93th	Improving
33	Chancellor	77	93th	Improving
34	Davis	77	93th	Improving
35	Dolton	77	93th	Improving
36	Hurley	77	93th	Improving
37	Irene	77	93th	Improving
38	Marion	77	93th	Improving
39	Monroe	77	93th	Improving
40	Parker	77	93th	Improving
41	Viborg	77	93th	Improving
42	Miller	77	93th	Improving
43	Millerdale Colony	77	93th	Improving
44	Ree Heights	77	93th	Improving
45	St. Lawrence	77	93th	Improving
46	Artesian	75	90th	Improving
47	Forestburg	75	90th	Improving
48	Letcher	75	90th	Improving
49	Upland Colony	75	90th	Improving
50	Woonsocket	75	90th	Improving
51	Buffalo Gap	75	90th	Improving
52	Custer	75	90th	Improving
53	Fairburn	75	90th	Improving
54	Hermosa	75	90th	Improving
55	Pringle	75	90th	Improving
56	Alcester	74	89th	Improving
57	Beresford	74	89th	Improving
58	Dakota Dunes	74	89th	Improving
59	Elk Point	74	89th	Improving
60	Jefferson	74	89th	Improving
61	North Sioux City	74	89th	Improving
62	Richland	74	89th	Improving
63	Ashland Heights	72	86th	Improving
64	Box Elder	72	86th	Improving
65	Caputa	72	86th	Improving
66	Colonial Pine Hills	72	86th	Improving
67	Green Valley	72	86th	Improving
68	Hill City	72	86th	Improving
69	Johnson Siding	72	86th	Improving
70	Keystone	72	86th	Improving
71	New Underwood	72	86th	Improving
72	Quinn	72	86th	Improving
73	Rapid City	72	86th	Improving
74	Rapid Valley	72	86th	Improving
75	Wall	72	86th	Improving
76	Wasta	72	86th	Improving
77	Altamont	70	85th	Improving
78	Astoria	70	85th	Improving
79	Brandt	70	85th	Improving
80	Clear Lake	70	85th	Improving
81	Gary	70	85th	Improving
82	Goodwin	70	85th	Improving
83	Toronto	70	85th	Improving
84	Florence	69	81th	Improving
85	Henry	69	81th	Improving
86	Kranzburg	69	81th	Improving
87	South Shore	69	81th	Improving
88	Wallace	69	81th	Improving
89	Watertown	69	81th	Improving
90	Waverly	69	81th	Improving

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