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Chancellor vs Ethan

51 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+15.2 pts in Ethan) and homeowners (+9.2 pts renters in Ethan).

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Chancellor, SDHomes around $409KSouth Dakota · 421 people

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Ethan, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 346 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.

ChancellorHomes around $409K

Housing$409K typical home27% above the SD typical home All about Chancellor →

EthanKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 97%of SD districts All about Ethan →

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.

Work from home+15.2 pts

More people work from home in Ethan

Ethan 18%Chancellor 2.8%

Homeowners+9.2 pts renters

Ethan has more renters

Chancellor 74.8%Ethan 65.6%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $650 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.

Down paymentRate%

Chancellor$2,540/mo

Typical home $409K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $742/mo · Housing →

Ethan$1,890/mo

Typical home $306K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $878/mo · Housing →

The difference: $650 a month, about $7,800 a year, between Chancellor and Ethan.

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

–ChancellorNot graded A+EthanBetter than 97% 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

ChancellorEthan

Snow a year45″36″

January low9°F 6°F

July high85°F 84°F

Growing season (days)157d 143d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th 49th

Outdoors & history

ChancellorEthan

Settled1895 —

Community

ChancellorEthan

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

51 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ChancellorSD EthanSD

Chancellor ↔ Ethan51 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

ChancellorEthan

People

Population 421Highest 346Lowest

Median age 25.5±3Lowest 33% below SD 26.3±5.9Highest 31% below SD

Ethan and Chancellor 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% 37%±8.3Highest SD: 24.2%

Ethan and Chancellor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 11.4%±4.4Highest SD: 18% 7.2%±5.8Lowest SD: 18%

Chancellor and Ethan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 17.1%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±3.3Lowest SD: 5% 4%±4Highest SD: 5%

Ethan and Chancellor 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 $60,417±$11kLowest 20% below SD

Chancellor and Ethan 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 $152,300±$33kHighest 41% below SD

Ethan 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 $878±$200Highest 7% below SD

Ethan 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 $1,688Highest 38% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.6%±37.1Lowest SD: 39.8% 35.7%±38.6Highest SD: 39.8%

Ethan 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% 12.1%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 65.6%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than SD 1962Highest 18 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 63% above SD 28 minLowest 59% above SD

Work from home 2.8%±3.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 18%±10Highest SD: 9.7%

Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 2.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 0.70Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (36%)Mitchell (44%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EthanFew work in Chancellor

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 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 136Lowest 146Highest

Schools

School district —Ethan School District 17-1

High school in town —Ethan High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school — 11.3

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Chancellor neighborsTown Square →

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Ethan neighborsTown Square →

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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.