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A town of 1,250, settled in 1904. 57% more nonprofits per person than the typical South Dakota town.
Gregory’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a C− for incomes. On cost of living, just 5 of South Dakota’s 84 towns do better. Gregory has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Tackett Underwood Building and Gregory Buttes Stone Steps. Gregory has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Gregory beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Dakota), ordered by how far Gregory is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,142 in 1910, a peak of 1,756 in 1970, 1,221 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 2 maps from 1964 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gregory, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Gregory.
In Gregory, the July high is 87°F, above both the South Dakota town median (85°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The public schools here belong to the Gregory School District 26-4. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Elementary - 02Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 237 | B− |
| Gregory High School - 01Largest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 117 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SD on state tests and graduation
Half commute less than 22 miles. The typical journey to work for Gregory comes to 14 minutes. One in 3 of the town’s working residents works locally. In Gregory, the typical household income is $51,000, against $72,000 in South Dakota’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Gregory | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 29% | 29% | 8% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 5.2% | 6.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Nearly two in five adults have high blood pressure in Gregory. Of 26 CDC measures, Gregory beats the South Dakota average on 1 and trails it on 8. Only 3 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Gregory. Two figures for adults locally: 14% have diabetes, 30% sleep under 7 hours.
| Gregory | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Gregory | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 75.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.3% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the losses FEMA expects in Gregory, 47% come from cold waves and 30% from inland flooding. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in half of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Gregory; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Gregory residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
City in South Dakota, United States
Gregory is a city in western Gregory County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,221 at the 2020 census.
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57% more nonprofits per person than the typical South Dakota town.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.