| liv score 635 How We Calculate Our Data |
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| Civics | 55 |
| Demographics | 63 |
| Economy | 60 |
| Education | 57 |
| Health | 72 |
| Housing | 78 |
| Infrastructure | 56 |
#16. Rapid City, SD
Located between Badlands National Park and the Black Hills mountain range, 25 miles northeast of Mt. Rushmore, Rapid City gives residents amazing outdoor amenities, a vibrant arts scene and many affordable housing options. Nearby Ellsworth Air Force Base and Camp Rapid, a U.S. Army National Guard post, are among the major economic forces in Rapid City, which also has a growing manufacturing sector and excellent health care. Parents praise schools in Rapid City, which is known as “The City of Presidents” thanks to its collection of life-sized bronze statues of each American president.