Best Cities for Remote Workers in South Dakota

Strong broadband, affordable rent, low traffic and existing remote-work culture.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Broadband · 25% WFH Culture · 15% Affordability · 20% Rent · 15% Local Income · 10% Low Traffic · 10% Educated Peers · 5%

Top 12 Remote Workers Cities in South Dakota

Ranked by composite score across 7 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 55.1
Milbank, SD
3,513 residents
Broadband 83.1%
WFH Culture 11.0%
Affordability 89
#2
Score 54.6
Brandon, SD
10,996 residents
Broadband 94.7%
WFH Culture 16.5%
Affordability 89
#3
Score 53.3
Aurora, SD
1,407 residents
Broadband 94.0%
WFH Culture 11.2%
Affordability 89
#4
Score 52.4
Tea, SD
6,339 residents
Broadband 98.5%
WFH Culture 16.0%
Affordability 89
#5
Score 51.2
Brookings, SD
23,710 residents
Broadband 89.4%
WFH Culture 10.1%
Affordability 89
#6
Score 50.6
Miller, SD
1,346 residents
Broadband 81.6%
WFH Culture 6.0%
Affordability 89
#7
Score 50
Vermillion, SD
11,800 residents
Broadband 91.1%
WFH Culture 7.0%
Affordability 89
#8
Score 49.3
Britton, SD
1,117 residents
Broadband 93.1%
WFH Culture 1.2%
Affordability 89
#9
Score 49.2
Lemmon, SD
1,214 residents
Broadband 83.6%
WFH Culture 8.9%
Affordability 89
#10
Score 49.2
Sioux Falls, SD
197,642 residents
Broadband 93.1%
WFH Culture 9.4%
Affordability 89
#11
Score 49
Aberdeen, SD
28,297 residents
Broadband 88.1%
WFH Culture 5.9%
Affordability 89
#12
Score 49
Dakota Dunes, SD
4,129 residents
Broadband 87.9%
WFH Culture 5.8%
Affordability 89

Full Ranking, South Dakota

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Milbank SD 55.1
2 Brandon SD 54.6
3 Aurora SD 53.3
4 Tea SD 52.4
5 Brookings SD 51.2
6 Miller SD 50.6
7 Vermillion SD 50
8 Britton SD 49.3
9 Lemmon SD 49.2
10 Sioux Falls SD 49.2
11 Aberdeen SD 49
12 Dakota Dunes SD 49
13 Spearfish SD 48.5
14 Volga SD 48.5
15 Mitchell SD 48.4
16 Ipswich SD 47.9
17 Dell Rapids SD 47.6
18 Garretson SD 47.4
19 Canton SD 47.1
20 Crooks SD 47.1
21 Madison SD 46.9
22 Yankton SD 46.7
23 Pierre SD 46.5
24 Custer SD 46.3
25 Rapid City SD 46.3
26 Gettysburg SD 46.2
27 Fort Pierre SD 45.9
28 Redfield SD 45.8
29 Webster SD 45.7
30 North Spearfish SD 45.5
31 Colman SD 45.5
32 Sisseton SD 45.5
33 Chamberlain SD 45.3
34 Winner SD 45.3
35 Flandreau SD 45.2
36 Salem SD 45
37 Parkston SD 44.8
38 Lennox SD 44.3
39 Hartford SD 44.1
40 Watertown SD 44.1
41 Harrisburg SD 44
42 Platte SD 44
43 Huron SD 43.8
44 Baltic SD 43.3
45 Hot Springs SD 43.3
46 Martin SD 43.3
47 Deadwood SD 43.3
48 Beresford SD 42.8
49 Elk Point SD 42.8
50 Eagle Butte SD 42.1

Milbank, SD tops the list with a composite score of 55.1 out of 100, followed by Brandon and Aurora. SD dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for remote workers.

Rankings combine 7 independent metrics: Broadband, WFH Culture, Affordability, Rent, Local Income, Low Traffic, Educated Peers. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to remote workers, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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