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Bryant vs Chancellor

87 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+40% in Bryant) and street grid (+62% in Chancellor).

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Bryant, SDHomes around $263KSouth Dakota · 727 people
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Chancellor, SDHomes around $409KSouth Dakota · 421 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.

BryantHomes around $263K
Housing$263K typical home18% below the SD typical home All about Bryant →
ChancellorHomes around $409K
Housing$409K typical home27% above the SD typical home All about Chancellor →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Bryant
Bryant $2,276Chancellor $1,625
Street grid+62%
Chancellor has the more walkable street grid
Chancellor 136Bryant 84.0
Average commute6 min
Bryant has the shorter commute
Chancellor 29 minBryant 23 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $810 more a month in Chancellor

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.

Bryant$1,720/mo
Typical home $263K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.59% · or rent about $864/mo · Housing →
Chancellor$2,540/mo
Typical home $409K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $742/mo · Housing →

The difference: $810 a month, about $9,800 a year, between Chancellor and Bryant.

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.

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
BryantChancellor
Snow a year48″45″
January low—9°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st49th
Outdoors & history
BryantChancellor
Settled18871895
National Register places3—
Archive photos3—
Community
BryantChancellor
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

87 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BryantSDChancellorSD
Bryant ↔ Chancellor87 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.

BryantChancellor
People
Population 727Highest 421Lowest
Median age 22.2±5.2Lowest 42% below SD 25.5±3Highest 33% below SD
Chancellor and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.3%±3.5Highest SD: 24.2% 34.4%±0.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Bryant and Chancellor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.1%±6.5Highest SD: 18% 11.4%±4.4Lowest SD: 18%
Bryant and Chancellor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 10.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±1.8Lowest SD: 5% 2.4%±3.3Highest SD: 5%
Chancellor and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,000±$10kLowest 17% below SD $66,563±$13kHighest 11% below SD
Chancellor and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $143,400±$9kHighest 44% below SD $139,800±$27kLowest 46% below SD
Bryant and Chancellor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $864±$300Highest 9% below SD $742±$421Lowest 22% below SD
Bryant and Chancellor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,276Highest 16% below SD $1,625Lowest 40% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.6%±25.3Highest SD: 39.8% 27.6%±37.1Lowest SD: 39.8%
Bryant and Chancellor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 27.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 8%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.6%Lowest SD: 68.6% 74.8%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than SD 1961Highest 19 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 30% above SD 29 minHighest 63% above SD
Work from home 4%±4.3Highest SD: 9.7% 2.8%±3.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Bryant and Chancellor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.6%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.79Highest 0.57Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lake Norden (17%)Sioux Falls (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChancellorFew work in Bryant
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 84.0Lowest 136Highest
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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