Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Not only does Sioux Falls have access to everything from skiing and snowboarding to biking and fishing, but you’re pretty much guaranteed to have a good view while doing it. Particularly for a midwest city, the variety of outdoor options will likely surprise you. The beautiful Big Sioux River snakes throughout the city, with parks and trails sprinkled throughout. Outdoor options are available in the Sioux Falls area regardless of the season.

About those seasons… Winters are frigid, with temperature drops into single digits and ~40 inches of snowfall per year. Summers can be brutal on the other end of the spectrum, and if you think you’ve driven far enough west to escape the Midwest humidity, think again. Severe rain, high winds, and tornadoes are also unfortunately common in the area. While most small midwestern cities usually aren’t too far away from bigger metro areas, that’s not the case with Sioux Falls, which is more than 150 miles from the nearest big city.

The culture in Sioux Falls is family-friendly with a small-town atmosphere. That atmosphere, unfortunately, might further stem from the fact that Sioux Falls falls short of many U.S. cities in terms of urban amenities. Like many small midwestern cities, residents are generally regarded as polite, reserved, and politically moderate. It’s a gorgeous place to live and make friends, and the issue that young people and families alike will have with Sioux Falls probably won’t stem from the people, but the lack of things to do with them in the area outside of its solid restaurant scene.

We highly recommend visiting Sioux Falls and staying in the community in a VRBO rather than a hotel to get a feel for what it's like to live among the locals. You can receive discounted fares on travel via our partnership with Expedia as well.

A healthcare island in the middle of what most people think of as a flyover state, Sioux Falls is home to Avera Health and Sanford Health among other big players in that industry. Sioux Falls provides residents with great medical care and a plethora of job opportunities to go along with it. Speaking of job opportunities, the overall job market in the city is rock solid, with unemployment rates locked under three percent for years. With no income taxes paired with a top ten ranking in some rankings for the hottest job markets in the US, Sioux Falls is a great place to go for your next gig both now and in the foreseeable future.