Ola 29 Poor
Ola Livability #387 ranked city in South Dakota#27,888 ranked city in the USARanks better than 4% of areas

Pros and Cons of Living in Ola

PROS
  • Cost Of Living

    Taking into account the cost of goods and services like housing, groceries, transportation and utilities, the overall cost of living in this area is well below average.

CONS
  • Amenities

    The majority of amenities are not ideally located within walking distance. To access these amenities, residents may be required to rely on a vehicle or public transit.

  • Employment

    In the employment category, a low score could be attributed to low income levels and high unemployment in the area, suggesting potential difficulties in finding lucrative employment.

  • Housing

    The housing category in this area registers a lower than average score, indicating concerns with housing affordability, appreciation rates and home values falling below average.

  • Health & Safety

    The low score in this category could be due to challenges related to air quality and the limited accessibility of health-related facilities like hospitals, nursing homes, doctors and pharmacies.

  • Schools

    The low schools score could result from issues like below-average graduation rates, inadequate reading and math scores, and the unavailability of local elementary and high schools.

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      Ola transportation information

      Statistic Ola South Dakota National
      Average one way commuten/a17min26min
      Workers who drive to workn/a79.6%76.4%
      Workers who carpooln/a9.1%9.3%
      Workers who take public transitn/a0.5%5.1%
      Workers who bicyclen/a0.5%0.6%
      Workers who walkn/a3.8%2.8%
      Working from homen/a5.5%4.6%
      Source: The Ola, SD data and statistics displayed above are derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).