Accolades
Sioux Falls has a thriving economy, low unemployment rate, and offers an affordable quality of life. For these reasons and more, the city ranks at the top of many places to visit and to live.
StorageCafe ranked Sioux Falls as the 6th best city for young couples in the U.S. in 2026.
Checkr ranked Sioux Falls as the 18th best U.S. city for new college grads in its 2025 list.
Using a variety of factors and giving a score to each one, Livability ranked Sioux Falls in the Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2025.
WalletHub ranked Sioux Falls 4th in its list of the Happiest Cities in America in 2025.
Based on a variety of factors, Livability compiled its list of the Top 25 Best Places to Live in the Midwest.
Reader's Digest named Sioux Falls as the number one most affordable city in the country in its 2023 study.
Fortune ranked Sioux Falls as the 35th Best Place to Live for Families in 2023.
Livability included Sioux Falls in its list of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023. Sioux Falls is South Dakota's only city that made the 2023 list.
The Ascent by The Motley Fool ranked Sioux Falls as its 6th most affordable city in the Midwest, beating out cities like Columbus, OH, and Omaha, NE.
WalletHub recently put out its 2023 rankings of the Happiest Cities in America, and Sioux Falls is ranked 8th!
SmartAsset ranked Sioux Falls as the second best city to live on a $65,000 salary in 2022!
Policy Genius placed Sioux Falls in the top five in its list of Best Cities for Young Professionals in 2022.
Road Runners Club of America named Sioux Falls as a Runner Friendly Community.