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Crooks vs Sverdrup Township

7 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (27.9× in Crooks) and jobs per worker (2.4× in Sverdrup Township).

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Crooks, SDOne of the healthiest townsSouth Dakota · 1,268 people
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Sverdrup Township, SDA small town of 861Minnehaha County · 861 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.

CrooksOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 83%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 27%of SD districts All about Crooks →
Sverdrup TownshipA small town of 861
Quiet strengthsSverdrup Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sverdrup Township →
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 grid27.9×
Crooks has the more walkable street grid
Crooks 53.0Sverdrup Township 1.9
Jobs per worker2.4×
Sverdrup Township is more of a job hub
Sverdrup Township 0.97Crooks 0.40
Home values+25%
Homes cost more in Sverdrup Township
Sverdrup Township $367,900Crooks $295,400
Growth since 2010+7.2 pts
Sverdrup Township has grown faster since 2010
Sverdrup Township +14.5%Crooks +7.3%
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Sverdrup Township
Sverdrup Township $3,879Crooks $3,078
Average commute6 min
Sverdrup Township has the shorter commute
Crooks 26 minSverdrup Township 20 min
★ 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.

Crooks$2,250/mo
Typical home $368K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $1,135/mo · Housing →
Sverdrup Township$2,250/mo
Typical home $368K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
CCrooksBetter than 27% of districts in the state –Sverdrup TownshipNot graded
Health
A−CrooksHealthier than 83% of U.S. towns –Sverdrup TownshipNot graded
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
CrooksSverdrup Township
Snow a year40″40″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th32nd
Outdoors & history
CrooksSverdrup Township
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%0%
National Register places—4
Archive photos1—
Community
CrooksSverdrup Township
Library hours a week21 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

7 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CrooksSverdrup TownshipCrooksSverdrup Township
Crooks ↔ Sverdrup Township6.5 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.

CrooksSverdrup Township
People
Population 1,268Highest 861Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.3%Lowest SD: +8.9% +14.5%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 43.6±1.7Highest 15% above SD 43.2±12.2Lowest 14% above SD
Crooks and Sverdrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22%±2Lowest SD: 24.2% 25.7%±3.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Sverdrup Township and Crooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.9%±3.4Lowest SD: 18% 15.8%±3.2Highest SD: 18%
Sverdrup Township and Crooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 24.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±1.6Lowest SD: 5%
Crooks and Sverdrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,984±$14kLowest 32% above SD $118,438±$37kHighest 58% above SD
Sverdrup Township and Crooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $295,400±$29kLowest 15% above SD $367,900±$40kHighest 43% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,135±$315 20% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,078Lowest 13% above SD $3,879Highest 42% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.8%±25Lowest SD: 39.8% 100%±42.9Highest SD: 39.8%
Sverdrup Township and Crooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.5%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 89.1%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Lowest 11 yrs newer than SD 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 48% above SD 20 minLowest 13% above SD
Work from home 5.3%±2.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 13.7%±7.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Sverdrup Township and Crooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Lowest 0.97Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (73%)Sioux Falls (53%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sverdrup TownshipFew work in Crooks
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 53.0Highest 1.9Lowest
Schools
School district Tri-Valley School District 49-6—
High school in town None in town—
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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