Valley SpringsSD
A town of 889, settled in 1872.
Is Valley Springs a good place to live?
0.9% of working residents work locally in Valley Springs, below both the South Dakota town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Valley Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
889 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Valley Springs: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Valley Springs, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Valley Springs.
More than half of Valley Springs’ working residents commute to Sioux Falls
Valley Springs’ typical household income is $107,000, above both South Dakota’s towns ($72,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: since 2013, Valley Springs has added 20 jobs, to 49 in 2023. The average commute for Valley Springs comes to 21 minutes.
| Valley Springs | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $107,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.5% | 6.6% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Valley Springs
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 7°, with about 49 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Valley Springs is
30% of adults have high blood pressure in Valley Springs. The town does better than the South Dakota average on 10 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 2.
| Valley Springs | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| What stands out | Valley Springs | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.5% | 3.5% |
| More binge drinkers | 22% | 18.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Valley Springs is worth about $352K, on Zillow’s estimate
In Valley Springs, just over four in five households own their home. Values rose 3.1% in the 12 months to September 2026. For Valley Springs, the midpoint rent is $1,028 a month.
| Valley Springs | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,028 a month | $962 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Valley Springs, mostly inland flooding
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Valley Springs than in 56% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 35% come from inland flooding and 32% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pipestone National Monument and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Valley Springs. Close and well known come first.
30 mi National MonumentPipestone National Monument77K visitors a year
15 mi Zoo & aquariumGreat Plains Zoo
13 mi MuseumWashington Pavilion of Arts and Science
14 mi MuseumPettigrew Home & Museum
14 mi MuseumHinkly House Museum36 mi MuseumPorter Sculpture ParkPhoto credits
Pipestone National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Great Plains Zoo: Jake DeGroot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pettigrew Home & Museum: Jerry from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hinkly House Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Valley Springs
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Valley Springs
About 2 of every 100 Valley Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
99% of working residents leave Valley Springs for work
Where Valley Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Valley Springs
City in South Dakota, United States
Valley Springs is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 885 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,404 ft
- ZIP code
- 57068
- Area code
- 605
Questions about Valley Springs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Valley Springs, SD a good place to live?
Valley Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.