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Centerville vs Wall

271 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.3× in Centerville) and jobs per worker (3.2× in Wall).

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Centerville, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 903 people
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Wall, SDA regional job hubSouth Dakota · 622 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.

CentervilleKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 86%of SD districts HistorySettled in 18943 places on the National Register All about Centerville →
WallA regional job hub
Work468 jobsbased in Wall, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 71%of SD districts All about Wall →
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.

Street grid3.3×
Centerville has the more walkable street grid
Centerville 96.5Wall 29.0
Jobs per worker3.2×
Wall is more of a job hub
Wall 1.70Centerville 0.53
Growth since 2010+12.8 pts
Centerville has grown faster since 2010
Centerville +4.1%Wall -8.7%
Seasonal homes+16.9 pts
Wall has more second homes
Wall 16.9%Centerville 0%
Typical home built23 yrs
Centerville’s homes are older
Wall 1971Centerville 1948
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Centerville
Centerville $2,124Wall $1,709
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Centerville$1,910/mo
Typical home $301K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $485/mo · Housing →
Wall$2,000/mo
Typical home $327K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Wall and Centerville.

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
ACentervilleBetter than 86% of districts in the state B+WallBetter than 71% of districts in the state
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
CentervilleWall
Snow a year31″30″
January low7°F9°F
July high84°F89°F
Growing season (days)151d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th74th
Outdoors & history
CentervilleWall
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.3%
Settled18941908
National Register places3—
Archive photos56
Famous people born here21
Community
CentervilleWall
Library hours a week51 hrs19 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

271 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CentervilleSDWallSD
Centerville ↔ Wall271 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.

CentervilleWall
People
Population 903Highest 622Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.1%Highest SD: +8.9% -8.7%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 48.4±8.9Highest 27% above SD 46.2±8.9Lowest 22% above SD
Centerville and Wall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.1%±4Highest SD: 24.2% 18.2%±5.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Centerville and Wall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.3%±3.9Highest SD: 18% 24.1%±6.7Lowest SD: 18%
Centerville and Wall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 25.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±1.4Lowest SD: 5% 1.8%±2.3Highest SD: 5%
Wall and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,318±$21kLowest 28% below SD $58,984±$8kHighest 21% below SD
Wall and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $161,200±$28kLowest 37% below SD $164,800±$20kHighest 36% below SD
Wall and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $485±$327 49% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,124Highest 22% below SD $1,709Lowest 37% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.1%±51.9Highest SD: 39.8% 40.5%±53.6Lowest SD: 39.8%
Centerville and Wall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.7%Lowest SD: 11.9% 8.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 81.8%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1948Lowest 32 yrs older than SD 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 23% above SD 17 minLowest 3% below SD
Work from home 6.9%±3.5Highest SD: 9.7% 4.7%±3.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Centerville and Wall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.2%Lowest 11.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miLowest 48.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Lowest 1.70Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (27%)Rapid City (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WallFew work in Centerville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 96.5Highest 29.0Lowest
Schools
School district Centerville School District 60-1Wall School District 51-5
High school in town Centerville High School - 01Wall High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school 13.1Highest 12.3Lowest
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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