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Delapre Township vs Tea

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (10.8× in Tea) and growth since 2010 (+36 pts in Tea).

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Delapre Township, SDA regional job hubLincoln County · 2,025 people
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Tea, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 6,786 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.

Delapre TownshipA regional job hub
Work2,100 jobsbased in Delapre Township, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Delapre Township →
TeaKnown for its schools
Schools#3 for schools in SDof 34 towns Housing$389K typical home21% above the SD typical home HealthHealthier than 90%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Tea →
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 grid10.8×
Tea has the more walkable street grid
Tea 69.3Delapre Township 6.4
Growth since 2010+36 pts
Tea has grown faster since 2010
Tea +47.1%Delapre Township +11.1%
Trails5×
Tea has more miles of trail
Tea 2.0 miDelapre Township 0.4 mi
Jobs per worker3.1×
Delapre Township is more of a job hub
Delapre Township 1.83Tea 0.59
Home values+34%
Homes cost more in Delapre Township
Delapre Township $471,900Tea $351,100
Size3.4×
Tea is the bigger place
Tea 6,786Delapre Township 2,025
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Delapre Township

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.

Delapre Township$2,920/mo
Typical home $472K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →
Tea$2,420/mo
Typical home $389K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $1,220/mo · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Delapre Township and Tea.

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.

Where they are

Delapre Township and Tea share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Delapre TownshipTeaDelapre TownshipTea
Delapre Township ↔ Tea1.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
129 Tea residents work in Delapre Township (3.8% of its workers)
77 Delapre Township residents work in Tea (6.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Tea →
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.

Safety
–Delapre TownshipNot graded BTeaSafer than 59% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Delapre TownshipNot graded A−TeaBetter than 79% of districts in the state
Health
ADelapre TownshipHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns ATeaHealthier than 90% of U.S. towns
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
Delapre TownshipTea
Snow a year49″49″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Outdoors & history
Delapre TownshipTea
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.6%2.2%
Settled—1894
National Register places—1
Community
Delapre TownshipTea
Library hours a week—17 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.

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.

Delapre TownshipTea
People
Population 2,025Lowest 6,786Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.1%Lowest SD: +8.9% +47.1%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 39.1±2.6Highest about the SD average 30.6±2.2Lowest 19% below SD
Kids under 18 32.2%±5.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 36.3%±5.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Tea and Delapre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.3%±5.4Highest SD: 18% 5.5%±2Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 47.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±1.8Highest SD: 5% 1.4%±1.2Lowest SD: 5%
Delapre Township and Tea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $141,058±$17kHighest 88% above SD $120,139±$19kLowest 60% above SD
Delapre Township and Tea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $471,900±$26kHighest 83% above SD $351,100±$26kLowest 36% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,220±$260 29% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,368Highest 97% above SD $4,166Lowest 53% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±52.6Lowest SD: 39.8% 45.9%±23.2Highest SD: 39.8%
Tea and Delapre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.2%Lowest SD: 11.9% 4.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94%Highest SD: 68.6% 79.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Lowest 18 yrs newer than SD 2004Highest 24 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 4% above SD 20 minHighest 13% above SD
Work from home 21%±13.6Highest SD: 9.7% 19.7%±5.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Delapre Township and Tea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4%Lowest 9.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 mi 7.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.83Highest 0.59Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (67%)Sioux Falls (67%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 7% work in Tea4% work in Delapre Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.4Lowest 69.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#3 of 34 in SD
School district —Tea Area School District 41-5
High school in town —Tea Area High School - 03
Students per teacherat that high school — 19.5
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Delapre Township

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Sioux Falls201,469 people · $292K homes
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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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