City directory
South Dakota cities
Explore the top cities in South Dakota. City profiles inherit the same guardrails: risk-first, location-aware, educational, and no forced calls. Use the assessment for personalized context; scores refresh automatically when new data releases publish.
Highest-risk cities
Top cities by relative retirement risk score in South Dakota. Higher scores indicate more pressure across longevity, sequence, inflation, healthcare/LTC, tax, and housing.
Lowest-risk cities
Lower scores signal less relative pressure. Scores refresh when new data releases publish.
City directory
Top cities in South Dakota by population. Search to see any city.
Sioux Falls
SD
207,795 residents
Rapid City
SD
90,421 residents
Aberdeen
SD
28,297 residents
Brookings
SD
23,710 residents
Watertown
SD
22,859 residents
Mitchell
SD
15,637 residents
Yankton
SD
15,501 residents
Huron
SD
14,347 residents
Pierre
SD
14,008 residents
Spearfish
SD
12,551 residents
Box Elder
SD
12,457 residents
Vermillion
SD
11,800 residents
Brandon
SD
10,996 residents
Harrisburg
SD
7,790 residents
Rapid Valley
SD
7,153 residents
Sturgis
SD
7,111 residents
Tea
SD
6,339 residents
Madison
SD
6,158 residents
Belle Fourche
SD
5,741 residents
Dakota Dunes
SD
4,129 residents
Dell Rapids
SD
3,947 residents
Milbank
SD
3,513 residents
Hot Springs
SD
3,506 residents
Hartford
SD
3,412 residents
Canton
SD
3,060 residents
North Sioux City
SD
3,018 residents
Lead
SD
2,997 residents
Summerset
SD
2,978 residents
Mobridge
SD
2,928 residents
Winner
SD
2,900 residents
Blackhawk
SD
2,805 residents
Chamberlain
SD
2,621 residents
Sisseton
SD
2,593 residents
Lennox
SD
2,587 residents
Fort Pierre
SD
2,534 residents
Pine Ridge
SD
2,480 residents
Beresford
SD
2,437 residents
Elk Point
SD
2,391 residents
Colonial Pine Hills
SD
2,347 residents
Flandreau
SD
2,291 residents
Volga
SD
2,246 residents
Redfield
SD
2,230 residents
North Spearfish
SD
2,201 residents
Custer
SD
2,148 residents
Springfield
SD
2,073 residents
Parkston
SD
1,981 residents
Webster
SD
1,823 residents
Groton
SD
1,794 residents
Rosebud
SD
1,710 residents
Oglala
SD
1,601 residents
Freeman
SD
1,558 residents
Wagner
SD
1,555 residents
Baltic
SD
1,512 residents
Green Valley
SD
1,503 residents
Kyle
SD
1,495 residents
Eagle Butte
SD
1,492 residents
North Eagle Butte
SD
1,432 residents
Aurora
SD
1,407 residents
Mission
SD
1,380 residents
Miller
SD
1,346 residents