Sioux Falls, South Dakota

LazyName2989
5mo ago
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It's a great place, but with drawbacks.

If you don't drink, hunt, or bowl… your activities get limited. I say this even though I ski Great Bear as a pass holder and league member, MTB with FAST on the single-tracks, raise two sons, and participate in local government where I can.

The business owners here really really really need to branch out. We have enough bars, Starbucks and McDonald's/BK franchises already.

We NEED diversity and a stronger paying job market. This city has a high poverty level. Daycare costs rise, schools lose funding, and lack of store diversity won't bring market competition. But… those with ability and funds won't take chances and just plop up another place that is just the same ol same ol.

Amazing city that's growing in good ways, but our cost of living isn't in check either. Great, we've built soooo many apartments, but at close to 1k/mo for 1bd on a 15/hr job really doesn't leave much for someone young moving here to support the economy with shopping and entertainment.

Concerts are a joke anymore. Promoters barely pull in artists every year. Hard Rock in Sioux City pulls 3x what ALL venues do here. Guess why? The venues are not willing to operate at a slight margin. Owners want large profit. No chances on losses with a "risky" turnout. So now we get minimal acts and shows.

Ster-Lerd
5mo ago
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Lived here for 2.5 years now. Not sure about how SF natives feel, but I haven't run out of stuff to do so far. The parks are nice, decent skating scene, cool art scene too. I've done a few art shows and the people there were super chill.

Fun music shows, though I wish bigger artists would come to town besides country artists. Downtown is great, love the food scene and the shops are awesome.

The internet is decent for gamers (Midco upgraded their internet recently) and there are good options for places to play board games, tabletop players, and fellow comic nerds. If you don't mind a weekend trip, the Badlands are beautiful and Minne and Omaha aren't too far away. As an east coast pizza snob, go to Pizzashop by Empire Mall for authentic NY style slices.

Overall I'm loving it here, and I've been blessed with 2 different jobs that I've liked and payed pretty decently. Biggest complaint is the car culture here. I absolutely love tuners but I don't need to hear "BRRRAP BRRRAP" at 2am. I live on the outskirts of town and still hear it all the time!

Jackskers94
10mo ago
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I’m a man who just turned thirty and moved from a similar sized city.

Socially, you get what you put in.

There’s always events going on in the summer downtown. You can look to the chamber, as they will usually have networking and mixer events that are great for meeting people. If you like running, I believe there is a running club you can join through 605 Running Co. I am not sure but I’d assume the cycle shops do something as well. Follow the city social media page, like the Downtown Sioux Falls page, and that will keep you up to date on events going on. And then there are plenty of bars and breweries, but that might not be your thing.

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