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Chancellor vs Bryant

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

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

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.

★ 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.

Chancellor$2,540/mo
Typical home $409K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $742/mo · Housing →
Bryant$1,720/mo
Typical home $263K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.59% · or rent about $864/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
ChancellorBryant
Snow a year45″48″
January low9°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)157d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th41st
Outdoors & history
ChancellorBryant
Settled18951887
National Register places—3
Archive photos—3
Community
ChancellorBryant
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.

Chancellor ↔ Bryant87 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.

ChancellorBryant
People
Population 421Lowest 727Highest
Median age 25.5±3Highest 33% below SD 22.2±5.2Lowest 42% 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 34.4%±0.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 36.3%±3.5Highest 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+ 11.4%±4.4Lowest SD: 18% 16.1%±6.5Highest 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+ 10.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 9.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±3.3Highest SD: 5% 1.4%±1.8Lowest 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 $66,563±$13kHighest 11% below SD $62,000±$10kLowest 17% 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 $139,800±$27kLowest 46% below SD $143,400±$9kHighest 44% 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 $742±$421Lowest 22% below SD $864±$300Highest 9% 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 $1,625Lowest 40% below SD $2,276Highest 16% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.6%±37.1Lowest SD: 39.8% 28.6%±25.3Highest 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 8%Lowest SD: 11.9% 27.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 72.6%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Highest 19 yrs older than SD 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 63% above SD 23 minLowest 30% above SD
Work from home 2.8%±3.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 4%±4.3Highest 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 1.3%Lowest 3.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 0.79Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (36%)Lake Norden (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BryantFew work in Chancellor
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 136Highest 84.0Lowest
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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