14 Reasons Why You Should Never, Ever Move to South Dakota

We South Dakotans may be able to handle life in our one-of-a-kind region, but we want to be absolutely clear that our home state is certainly not for everyone. If you’ve been looking for reasons to move to South Dakota, read this list before you make a terrible mistake. Here are 14 reasons not to move to South Dakota. (Wink, wink.)

1. We barely have any delicious regional foods to choose from.

Not having a choice of food is one of the worst things about living in South Dakota. In fact, don't expect to find any South Dakota delicacies at all.

2. Our cost of living is absolutely through the roof.

So is our personal income tax.

3. Nobody does anything fun or exciting in South Dakota, especially in the winter.

What an absolute snooze fest. Looking for the best things about living in South Dakota? Look elsewhere.

4. It just really bites not having one specific sports team to cheer for.

Getting to actually choose the team you want to support is not ideal.

5. Our state parks are awful.

Nothing interesting to see or do at any of them, especially Custer State Park.

6. Our sunsets and sunrises are just… meh.

The same goes for the ones in our national parks. I mean, do you really want to experience life in South Dakota?

7. The people just aren’t that friendly, really.

And don't ask anyone for help—you probably won't get any.

8. It's awful to live in a state where it snows.

It's the worst, especially during Christmas time. (The snow also makes for horrible photography. No winter wonderland here!)

9. We don’t have any historic towns to explore.

That's definitely one of the WORST things about life in South Dakota. All of our towns are boring with no character whatsoever, and nothing interesting ever happened in any of them.

10. There’s just nothing to see in South Dakota.

No scenery, no popular attractions... just nothing!

11. You will never feel as though you have privacy.

With no open spaces, you will always feel claustrophobic. That's South Dakota living for ya!

12. Every single rumor you ever heard about South Dakota is true, including the one about our state consisting only of farmland.

We aren't even civilized. Cities in South Dakota? Ha. They don't exist.

13. South Dakota is not really a great place to raise a family.

Just look how unhappy and miserable everyone looks when you visit any city or town. Do you really want to suffer like this?

14. Who would want to live in this state anyway?

It’s just not aesthetically pleasing on any level. Seriously, living in South Dakota looks like such a drag.

What are some of your favorite reasons not to move to South Dakota? Well, you know there are plenty of reasons to move to South Dakota, right? If you got a kick out of this list, check out our list of Extremely Weird Things Only South Dakotans Do.