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Belle Fourche vs Huron

279 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (16.7× in Huron) and average commute (14 min in Huron).

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Belle Fourche, SDA history townSouth Dakota · 5,804 people
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Huron, SDHomes around $181KSouth Dakota · 14,385 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.

Belle FourcheA history town
History16 historic places16 places on the National Register Housing$340K typical home6% above the SD typical home Health52% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Belle Fourche →
HuronHomes around $181K
Housing$181K typical home44% below the SD typical home Health65% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#9 most trails in SD10 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Huron →
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.

Trails16.7×
Huron has more miles of trail
Huron 10.0 miBelle Fourche 0.6 mi
Average commute14 min
Huron has the shorter commute
Belle Fourche 26 minHuron 12 min
Work in town+27.3 pts
More of Huron’s workers stay in town
Huron 56.6%Belle Fourche 29.3%
Home values+40%
Homes cost more in Belle Fourche
Belle Fourche $222,500Huron $159,000
Growth since 2010+12.9 pts
Huron has grown faster since 2010
Huron +13.3%Belle Fourche +0.4%
Street grid2×
Huron has the more walkable street grid
Huron 62.3Belle Fourche 30.6
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $940 more a month in Belle Fourche

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.

Belle Fourche$2,070/mo
Typical home $340K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $983/mo · Housing →
Huron$1,130/mo
Typical home $181K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

The difference: $940 a month, about $11,300 a year, between Belle Fourche and Huron.

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

Huron places higher on 12 of 24 SD lists

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.

Safety
C+Belle FourcheSafer than 41% of U.S. towns CHuronSafer than 34% of U.S. towns
Schools
CBelle FourcheBetter than 29% of districts in the state CHuronBetter than 25% of districts in the state
Health
B−Belle FourcheHealthier than 48% of U.S. towns C+HuronHealthier than 35% of U.S. towns
11Belle Fourche
12Huron

Lists won, of 24 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 37 towns #37#6 Most-used librariesLibraries · 15 towns #13#5 Most walkableOutdoors · 37 towns #31#14 Fastest growingGrowth · 36 towns #27#11 Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 15 towns #11#5 Most library borrowingLibraries · 15 towns #8#3 Cheapest rentCost of living · 34 towns #23#12 Lowest depressionHealth · 37 towns #18#8

Left end = #1 in South Dakota. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Belle Fourche’s rankings →

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
Belle FourcheHuron
Snow a year42″44″
January low13°F6°F
July high87°F86°F
Growing season (days)143d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th55th
Outdoors & history
Belle FourcheHuron
Trails1 mi10 mi
Conserved land1.8%1.7%
Settled—1883
National Register places169
Archive photos66
Famous people born here1032
Community
Belle FourcheHuron
Library hours a week40 hrs58 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

279 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Belle FourcheSDHuronSD
Belle Fourche ↔ Huron279 miles apart
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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.

Belle FourcheHuron
People
Population 5,804Lowest 14,385Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.4%Lowest SD: +8.9% +13.3%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 38.3±3.8Highest about the SD average 36.1±1.9Lowest 5% below SD
Belle Fourche and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.1%±3.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 28.7%±3.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Huron and Belle Fourche are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.2%±3.7Highest SD: 18% 17.4%±1.9Lowest SD: 18%
Belle Fourche and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±2.2Highest SD: 5% 3.7%±1.4Lowest SD: 5%
Belle Fourche and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,071±$22kHighest 13% below SD $61,452±$11kLowest 18% below SD
Belle Fourche and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $222,500±$32kHighest 14% below SD $159,000±$17kLowest 38% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $983±$94Highest 4% above SD $888±$59Lowest 6% below SD
Belle Fourche and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,266Highest 17% below SD $1,926Lowest 29% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47%±16.4Highest SD: 39.8% 41.2%±10.6Lowest SD: 39.8%
Belle Fourche and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 68.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 2 yrs older than SD 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 45% above SD 12 minLowest 33% below SD
Work from home 4.3%±2.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 5.3%±2Highest SD: 9.7%
Huron and Belle Fourche are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 29.3%Lowest 56.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miHighest 2.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.70Lowest 1.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Spearfish (20%)Alpena (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HuronFew work in Belle Fourche
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 10.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 30.6Lowest 62.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #27 of 34 in SD#32 of 34 in SD
School district Belle Fourche School District 09-1Huron School District 02-2
High school in town Belle Fourche High School - 01Huron High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school 14.6Lowest 18.9Highest
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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