| City | Population | Rank | Population 18-34 Rank | Nightlife Rank | Music Venues Rank | Active Life Rank | Arts & Entertainment Rank | Fast Food Rank | Non-Fast Food Restautant Rank | Population Density Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Vermillion | 10,571 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5.88 |
| Mobridge | 3,465 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7.63 |
| Sturgis | 6,627 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 8.88 |
| Tea | 3,806 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9.25 |
| Watertown | 21,482 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 11.13 |
| Yankton | 14,454 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 11.25 |
| Hot Springs | 3,711 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 11.75 |
| Dell Rapids | 3,633 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 11.75 |
| Rapid City | 67,956 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 11.88 |
| Spearfish | 10,494 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 11.88 |
| Huron | 12,592 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 12 |
| Canton | 3,057 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12.25 |
| Brookings | 22,056 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 12.63 |
| Sioux Falls | 153,888 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 12.88 |
| Aberdeen | 26,091 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 |
| Harrisburg | 4,089 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 13 |
| Brandon | 8,785 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13.25 |
| Box Elder | 7,800 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 13.63 |
| Milbank | 3,353 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 13.63 |
| Lead | 3,124 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 13.63 |
| Pine Ridge | 3,308 | 21 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 |
| Madison | 6,474 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 14.13 |
| Belle Fourche | 5,594 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 14.5 |
| Pierre | 13,646 | 24 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 14.63 |
| Mitchell | 15,254 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 15.5 |