About 20 years ago I interviewed with a large financial services firm in Sioux Falls. The opportunity was interesting, but the location was not. I asked one interviewer about life in Sioux Falls, using the classical question: “What do people where do on weekends?” The immediate response was “Oh, there are tons of flights to the Twin Cities.”
Things change a lot in 20 years. I left Sioux Falls 35 years ago for Minneapolis. I met and married a Minneapolis man in that time. We lived in south Minneapolis for 20 some years and had a child there. Once our son started school, we realized living there was not a good choice and moved to a small MN town.
We visited Sioux Falls last year as I still have cousins and friends there. It is a vibrant city with a wonderful downtown sculpture walk and numerous restaurants and shopping opportunities. It’s all that the Twin Cities USED to be.
My old neighborhood in south Mpls is a burned out shell.
When my husband retires, I would love to return to South Dakota. Sioux Falls is a good example of what a (somewhat) conservative city should be. I say somewhat because too many liberals are moving there like everywhere else.
No state income tax, low crime rate and just generally, great people. And a vibrant night life. Not that I care. I’m an old fart. Haha
Oh, and no mask mandate.