Livability.com has included Sioux Falls, SD, in its ranking of the top 100 best places to live in the U.S. for 2025!
The listing includes cities with populations between 75,000 – 500,000 and accounts for “a city’s economy, housing and cost of living, amenities, transportation, environment, safety, education and health.”
To learn more about why Sioux Falls made the list, click the ‘read more’ button below.
If you live in Sioux Falls, SD, you could experience less stress than those in other cities in America, according to a new ranking.
Sioux Falls, SD, has been ranked the third-least-stressed city in America for 2025 by WalletHub! The ranking considered cities’ stress levels when it came to the following types of stress: work stress, financial stress, family stress, and health and safety stress.
“Some stress is out of our control, due to issues with family, friends or employers,” said Chip Lupo, WalletHub Analyst in the article releasing the findings. “However, where you live can play a big role in how stressed you are. Cities with high crime rates, weak economies, less effective public health and congested transportation systems naturally lead to elevated stress levels for residents. When moving, it’s important to consider how a certain city may impact your mental health – not just your financial opportunities.”
To learn more about Sioux Falls’ ranking and to see how other cities compared, click the ‘read more’ button below.
Making a move that makes sense financially while selecting a location with a great quality of life can be a challenge. Sioux Falls, SD, is consistently ranked positively for both of those factors. This accolade from WalletHub is another example of that: The personal finance company ranked Sioux Falls, SD, the No. 6 best place to rent in America for 2025.
“To determine where renters can get the most bang for their buck, WalletHub compared more than 180 rental markets based on 21 key measures of rental attractiveness and quality of life,” the article releasing the findings says. “Our data set ranges from the difference between rental rates and mortgage payments to historical price changes, the cost of living and job availability.”
You can use the interactive map below to see how other cities compared, and you can find out more about the ranking by clicking ‘read more’ below.
As a great state for business, South Dakota offers tax-friendliness and workforce readiness. As such, the state continues to attract impactful economic development projects. South Dakota’s latest recognition is a testament to that: a Silver Shovel award from Area Development!
“Each year, Area Development recognizes states that stand out for their ability to attract high-impact economic development projects,” the story releasing the awards says. “Using data submitted by state economic development agencies, we evaluate the top projects based on job creation, capital investment, diversity of industry, and each state’s overall economic strategy.”
South Dakota was one of two Silver Shovel winners for the under 3 million population category.
“South Dakota rounds out this year’s Silver Shovel winners with a series of steady, practical investments across agriculture, food processing, and industrial manufacturing — sectors that may not dominate headlines but form the backbone of economic resilience in the Upper Midwest,” the state’s narrative says. “The biggest-ticket item is SFC Global Supply Chain’s $250 million investment in Sioux Falls, supporting its presence in the frozen food sector and adding jobs in one of the state’s fastest-growing regions.”
Read more about the awards by clicking ‘learn more’ below.
Sioux Falls is a great place to live and work, and it’s not by accident. Our community and city leadership have worked to ensure the quality of life in our city is top-notch.
WalletHub recently ranked the best- and worst-run cities in America, and they’ve ranked Sioux Falls, SD, the No. 7 best-run city in America in 2025!
“The best-run cities in America use their budgets most effectively to provide high-quality financial security, education, health, safety and transportation to their residents,” Chip Lupo, WalletHub Analyst, says in the article releasing the rankings. “Many of the top cities also have a very low amount of outstanding government debt per capita, which can prevent financial troubles in the future.”
Read more about the ranking by clicking ‘learn more,’ or use the interactive map to see how other cities compared.
With beautiful landscapes, plenty of opportunity, and a top-notch quality of life, we’ve long thought South Dakota was one of the best states in America. In fact, U.S. News has ranked South Dakota as the 8th best state in America for 2025!
South Dakota received top ranks in several categories used to configure the ranking, including: infrastructure (No. 2), natural environment (No. 5), and education (No. 8).
To see which other states made the list, click ‘learn more’ below.
Sioux Falls, SD, offers some of the best perks for retirement living, like no state income tax, access to great healthcare options, and so much more. These are just a few of the reasons why Forbes has included Sioux Falls in its list of the 25 best places to retire in 2025.
“Besides basic costs, our selection process weighs such metrics as state taxes, prospects for the local economy, air quality, serious crime and the availability of primary care doctors, as well as whether a place encourages an active lifestyle by making biking or walking convenient,” the article releasing the list says.
To learn more about why Sioux Falls is one of the best places to retire, click the ‘learn more’ button below!
When looking to start or grow a business, location is an important factor to consider.
Annually, Chief Executive Group conducts a survey of CEOs nationwide to determine the best and worst states for business. In 2025, South Dakota has earned the No. 11 spot as a best state for business.
With no personal or corporate income tax, South Dakota offers a friendly business environment with a skilled workforce and a quality of life that has been recognized nationally, making it the perfect next location for starting or expanding a business.
“Increasingly untethered from traditional, big-city economic centers, companies are gravitating more and more toward states that offer that trifecta of business friendliness, workforce readiness and a better, less expensive quality of life,” the article releasing the findings says.
See more about the ranking and see how other states compared by clicking ‘learn more’ below.
As physicians decide where they want to practice, each state can differ, making it important to consider various factors such as average wages and quality of the public hospital system. In a new ranking by WalletHub, South Dakota has been ranked the No. 3 best state for doctors.
“In light of the cost of pursuing medicine and the difficulty of the job, it’s important for doctors to live in a state that provides solid financial opportunities in addition to good working conditions,” the article releasing the rankings says. “To help doctors decide where to practice, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 19 key metrics. Our data set ranges from the average annual wage of physicians to the number of hospitals per capita to the quality of the public hospital system.”
See how other states compared in this interactive map, or click the ‘read more’ button below.
USA Today has featured Sioux Falls, SD, as No. 6 in its ranking of 10 cities with the best street art collections in America.
“These 10 cities — nominated by an expert panel and voted as the best in the country by readers — boast some of America’s most extraordinary collections of public art,” the release of the rankings says.
“While Sioux Falls might not immediately spring to mind as a street art destination, this Midwestern city has cultivated a thriving public art scene that tells stories of its history and culture,” reads the narrative accompanying Sioux Falls’ placement. “The annual Downtown Sioux Falls Art & Wine Walk is a great time to check out Art Alley, where rotating murals and permanent pieces coexist, though there are dozens of murals throughout the downtown area. There’s also SculptureWalk, an outdoor, year-round exhibit featuring 80 sculptures.”
To see which other cities made the list, click ‘see the ranking’ below.
From tax friendliness to a workforce that’s skilled and ready, Sioux Falls and South Dakota are consistently recognized for being great places to own and operate a business.
For the second consecutive year, Sioux Falls, SD, has been ranked No. 1 for corporate site selection per capita among tier 2 metros by Site Selection magazine. Top projects for South Dakota located in Sioux Falls reported with South Dakota’s ranking as No. 1 state for projects per capita included Cj Cheiljedang Corporation / Schwan’s Co., Old Dominion Freight Line, Double K, Missouri Basin Municipal Power Agency, T And T Granite and Quartz, and Dakota Digital.
Learn more about how Sioux Falls earned the top spot in the ranking in the March 2025 issue of Site Selection magazine by clicking the ‘learn more’ button below. Sioux Falls is detailed on p. 126-127 if using the scroll bar on the bottom of the screen to navigate, but if looking at the printed pages of the magazine, the story can be found on p. 114-115.
In Sioux Falls, SD, our people work hard and our community thrives. With this backdrop, Sioux Falls has been ranked among the hardest-working cities in America for 2025 by WalletHub, coming in at No. 11.
“Some U.S. cities represent the strong work ethic that helped to build the world’s biggest economy better than others,” the article releasing the findings says. “In order to determine which cities outwork the rest of America, WalletHub compared the 116 largest cities across 11 key metrics. Our data set ranges from the employment rate to average weekly work hours to the share of workers with multiple jobs.”
To see how other cities compare, click the ‘learn more’ button below.
Business is better here! Sioux Falls, SD, has been ranked the best city in the U.S. for small businesses in a new report by b2breviews.com.
“Located near the southeastern border of the Mount Rushmore State, Sioux Falls takes the top stop on our list,” the article releasing the findings said. “The city has the lowest unemployment rate, at 1.5%, and 25.24% of small businesses in South Dakota are in Sioux Falls, making it a great place for small businesses.”
To see more about the methodology behind the ranking and how other cities compared, click the ‘learn more’ button below.
Safety is of great importance to quality of life in the place you call home. There are different factors that indicate how safe a community may be. WalletHub evaluated 180 U.S. cities across various indicators relating to safety. The rankings are in, and Sioux Falls, SD, has been ranked among the 25 safest cities in America, coming in at No. 22.
“When people think about safety in a city, their minds probably immediately go to things like the crime rate, auto fatality rate or risk of natural disasters,” said Chip Lupo, WalletHub Analyst, in the article releasing the rankings. “The safest cities in America protect residents from these threats of bodily harm and property damage, but on top of that, they also help secure people’s financial safety. Financial safety includes things like minimizing the risk of fraud and identity theft, keeping the population employed and insured, and combating homelessness.”
To see how other cities compared, click the ‘learn more’ button below.
Retirement can be a big change! If one of those changes is the potential of moving, there’s lots to consider.
Seniorly, an online senior living marketplace and resource hub for seniors, has released a ranking of the best and worst states to retire in 2025. With no state income tax and a high quality of life, South Dakota is ranked the No. 6 best place to retire!
“To help older adults evaluate the impact of location on the aging experience, Seniorly ranked the best and worst states to retire based on nine metrics spread across three categories: affordability, quality of life, and health care,” the article releasing the findings said. “The nine metrics include cost of living, income taxes, Supplemental Security payments, weather, entertainment options, availability of doctors, long-term care spending, the community of older adults, and overall health status.”
To learn more about the ranking and to see how other states compared, click the button below.
