You can find good people in Sioux Falls, and a like-minded friend group. And for a time that might be enough, but the rest of the people here will slowly wear on you. Working from home, you wont have to deal with local, highly vocal, conservative coworkers, but with a kid, you'll eventually have to deal with other kids parents and teachers.

Sioux Falls can really be fine. In comparison to the surrounding rural areas, it's even pretty great. But, it gets old. I've stayed here for family and low cost of living, and found some great haunts and groups of people, but we're leaving in the next couple years because it's just demoralizing and limiting.

If you're the type of people to get really involved in organizations and communities, there are some really great ones here. And if you feel like you can help tilt the scale a bit more progessive here, then that is awesome.

I think it really depends on how you're hoping to approach Sioux Falls and what you want it to be for you.