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Sioux Falls wins on rent, home prices, income, schools and safety; Rapid City wins on cost of living, jobs, walkability and sunshine.

Metric
Sioux Falls
SD
Rapid City
SD
Median rent$1,035 (better)$1,109
Median home$292k (better)$299k
Cost of living (100 = US)95.790 (better)
Median income$75,970 (better)$70,870
Unemployment2.1%2% (better)
School rating6.5/10 (better)4.7/10
Violent crime / 1k3.6 (better)7.7
Property crime / 1k22 (better)36.5
Walk score4052 (better)
Sunny days209223 (better)
Summer temp85°F84°F
Winter temp18°F26°F
Rainfall27.9 in20 in
Population201,46977,946
Diversity (0–100)3839
% Black6.6%1.2%
% Hispanic6.5%6.1%
% Asian2.1%1.3%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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