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Eagle Butte vs Mission

120 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.8× in Mission) and jobs per worker (+73% in Mission).

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Eagle Butte, SDOne of the healthiest townsSouth Dakota · 1,458 people
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Mission, SDOne of the healthiest townsSouth Dakota · 1,539 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.

Eagle ButteOne of the healthiest towns
Health99% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 5%of SD districts Work439 jobsbased in Eagle Butte, a regional job hub All about Eagle Butte →
MissionOne of the healthiest towns
Health100% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Work616 jobsbased in Mission, a regional job hub All about Mission →
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.

Street grid2.8×
Mission has the more walkable street grid
Mission 123Eagle Butte 43.6
Jobs per worker+73%
Mission is more of a job hub
Mission 2.64Eagle Butte 1.53
★ 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.

Eagle Butte$420/mo
Typical home $66K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $611/mo · Housing →
Mission$430/mo
Typical home $66K (Census) · tax rate 1.46% · or rent about $432/mo · 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
DEagle ButteBetter than 5% of districts in the state –MissionNot graded
Health
D−Eagle ButteHealthier than under 1% of U.S. towns D−MissionHealthier than under 1% 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
Eagle ButteMission
Snow a year37″42″
January low—12°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)14th70th
Outdoors & history
Eagle ButteMission
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled19111915
Archive photos—10
Community
Eagle ButteMission
Library hours a week15 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

120 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Eagle ButteSDMissionSD
Eagle Butte ↔ Mission120 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.

Eagle ButteMission
People
Population 1,458Lowest 1,539Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.6%Lowest SD: +8.9% -2.2%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 28±2.5Highest 26% below SD 24.9±3.6Lowest 34% below SD
Eagle Butte and Mission are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 39.4%±3Highest SD: 24.2% 37.4%±11.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Eagle Butte and Mission are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.8%±2.5Lowest SD: 18% 6.4%±2.1Highest SD: 18%
Mission and Eagle Butte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 14.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±2Lowest SD: 5% 6%±3.2Highest SD: 5%
Mission and Eagle Butte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,741±$14k 39% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $65,900±$33k 74% below SD $65,900±$17k 74% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $611±$106Highest 35% below SD $432±$107Lowest 54% below SD
Eagle Butte and Mission are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $867Lowest 68% below SD $962Highest 65% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43%±9.6Lowest SD: 39.8% 52.2%±8.5Highest SD: 39.8%
Mission and Eagle Butte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 31.8%Lowest SD: 11.9% 44%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 51.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 49.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Lowest 11 yrs newer than SD 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 10 minLowest 43% below SD 14 minHighest 21% below SD
Work from home 4.3%±4.7Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±2.1Lowest SD: 9.7%
Eagle Butte and Mission are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 19.9%Lowest 27%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 1.3 miLowest 11.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.53Lowest 2.64Highest
Top workplaceoutside town North Eagle Butte (40%)Two Strike (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MissionFew work in Eagle Butte
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 43.6Lowest 123Highest
Schools
School district Eagle Butte School District 20-1—
High school in town Eagle Butte High School - 01—
Students per teacherat that high school 0.6 —
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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