Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
46% more nonprofits per person than the typical South Dakota town.
Trash day: look up yoursMobridge gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $129K for a typical one, or 2 years of the county’s $65K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 14th among South Dakota's 35 graded towns. On the plus side, it is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. 46% of working residents work locally in Mobridge, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 8%. No town among the 30 in South Dakota we compare has a lower typical home value than Mobridge. Mobridge has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mobridge Masonic Temple and Brown Palace Hotel.
Where Mobridge beats most towns.
Mobridge Masonic TempleEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Dakota), ordered by how far Mobridge is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,200 in 1910, a peak of 4,545 in 1970, 3,261 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 2 maps from 1967 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mobridge, 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 Mobridge.
Mobridge is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of South Dakota.
At 2 years of the county’s $65K median household income, the typical home (about $129K) costs less against local pay than in any other South Dakota town; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
The typical Mobridge home is worth about $129,000, about the same as a year ago, 59% below the South Dakota typical home.
| Mobridge | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $953 a month | $963 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 68% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Davis Elementary - 03Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–2 | Grades K–2 | 149 | – |
| Mobridge High School - 01Largest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 194 | B+ |
| Mobridge Middle School - 02Top results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 110 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SD on state tests and graduation
The Mobridge 2nnw weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 157 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 86% of South Dakota places with climate records.
Mobridge has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 5° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 41% of residents (36% statewide). 22% of Mobridge residents are 65 or older. Mobridge has lost 2.2% of its people since 2020, down to 3,192 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Mobridge | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.7 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across South Dakota, 49.2% of residents are women.
| Mobridge | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.8% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.4% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.9% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.8% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.5% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.9% | 10% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,200, single groups can be off by several points
Jobs based here fell from 1,592 in 2013 to 1,166.
18% of residents live below the poverty line in Mobridge. Since 2013, Mobridge has lost 426 jobs, to 1,166 in 2023. Mobridge’s average trip to work is 14 minutes.
| Mobridge | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 10,003 U.S. towns with household incomes like Mobridge’s, it is healthier than 82%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income. Within South Dakota it is less healthy than 71% of the 35 graded towns: South Dakota sets a high bar.
Mobridge beats the South Dakota average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. Among 35 South Dakota towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Mobridge.
| Mobridge | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Mobridge | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.5% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mobridge's reported crime rate is well below South Dakota's. The property crime rate in Mobridge is 4.4 per 1,000 residents. 7 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Mobridge | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.4 per 1,000 residents | 10.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Mobridge | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Legion Memorial Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Mobridge; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Mobridge residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
5 places in Mobridge on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Mobridge.
City in South Dakota, United States
Mobridge, also known as Kȟowákataŋ Otȟúŋwahe (Lakota: Kȟowákataŋ Otȟúŋwahe; lit. "Over-the-River Town"), is a city in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,261 as of the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Mobridge grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #14 of 35 in South Dakota. It grades B for health and B for schools.
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 B+.
9 notable people were born here, including Steven Biegler and George S. Mickelson.
