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Alexandria vs Crooks

49 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+64% in Crooks) and rent (+46% in Crooks).

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Alexandria, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 692 people
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Crooks, SDOne of the healthiest townsSouth Dakota · 1,268 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AlexandriaKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 80%of SD districts All about Alexandria →
CrooksOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 83%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 27%of SD districts All about Crooks →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+64%
Homes cost more in Crooks
Crooks $295,400Alexandria $180,200
Rent+46%
Rent runs higher in Crooks
Crooks $1,135Alexandria $775
Street grid2.2×
Alexandria has the more walkable street grid
Alexandria 117Crooks 53.0
Property tax bill+43%
Tax bills are bigger in Crooks
Crooks $3,078Alexandria $2,149
Typical home built26 yrs
Alexandria’s homes are older
Crooks 1991Alexandria 1965
Average commute8 min
Alexandria has the shorter commute
Crooks 26 minAlexandria 19 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,130 more a month in Crooks

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Alexandria$1,120/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →
Crooks$2,250/mo
Typical home $368K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $1,135/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,130 a month, about $13,500 a year, between Crooks and Alexandria.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
A−AlexandriaBetter than 80% of districts in the state CCrooksBetter than 27% of districts in the state
Health
–AlexandriaNot graded A−CrooksHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AlexandriaCrooks
Snow a year36″40″
January low6°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)143d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th28th
Outdoors & history
AlexandriaCrooks
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled1880—
Archive photos—1
Community
AlexandriaCrooks
Library hours a week—21 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

49 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AlexandriaSDCrooksSD
Alexandria ↔ Crooks49 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AlexandriaCrooks
People
Population 692Lowest 1,268Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.5%Lowest SD: +8.9% +7.3%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 40.6±4.8Lowest 7% above SD 43.6±1.7Highest 15% above SD
Crooks and Alexandria are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.8%±5.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 22%±2Highest SD: 24.2%
Crooks and Alexandria are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.5%±5.9Highest SD: 18% 11.9%±3.4Lowest SD: 18%
Alexandria and Crooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 36.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±1.8Highest SD: 5% 2.2%±1.5Lowest SD: 5%
Alexandria and Crooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $102,679±$22kHighest 37% above SD $98,984±$14kLowest 32% above SD
Alexandria and Crooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $180,200±$16kLowest 30% below SD $295,400±$29kHighest 15% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$10Lowest 18% below SD $1,135±$315Highest 20% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,149Lowest 21% below SD $3,078Highest 13% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 2.9%±49.8Lowest SD: 39.8% 54.8%±25Highest SD: 39.8%
Crooks and Alexandria are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 0.5%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.4%Highest SD: 68.6% 83.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than SD 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 4% above SD 26 minHighest 48% above SD
Work from home 6.7%±3.5Highest SD: 9.7% 5.3%±2.2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Alexandria and Crooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.40Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (31%)Sioux Falls (73%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CrooksFew work in Alexandria
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 117Highest 53.0Lowest
Schools
School district Hanson School District 30-1Tri-Valley School District 49-6
High school in town Hanson High School - 01None in town
Students per teacherat that high school 12.3 —
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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