Waverly, South Dakota

About Waverly

Waverly is a small unincorporated community in northeastern South Dakota.

Waverly holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.02 square miles.

📰 Waverly News Today

• Waverly/South Shore Football Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 9
• Waverly-South Shore Teacher Named South Dakota History Teacher of the Year mykxlg.com · Aug 5
• Richard Riley Obituary | Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel | Watertown, SD Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel · Mar 15
• Company seeks permit for $174 million battery energy storage facility in South Dakota South Dakota Searchlight · May 21
• Obituary for Mary M. Mack Crawford Osthus Funeral Chapel · Apr 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Waverly Unique

• One of 20 places in the US named Waverly — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Waverly

• Troy Lake State Public Shooting Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Waverly

• Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02
• Waverly-South Shore High School - 01
• Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🗺️ Map of Waverly

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