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Eagle Butte vs North Eagle Butte

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (6.7× in North Eagle Butte) and street grid (4.3× in Eagle Butte).

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

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North Eagle Butte, SDOne of the healthiest townsSouth Dakota · 1,481 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.

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 →

North Eagle ButteOne of the healthiest towns

Health100% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Work947 jobsbased in North Eagle Butte, a regional job hub All about North Eagle Butte →

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.

North Eagle Butte has more miles of trail

North Eagle Butte 2.0 miEagle Butte 0.3 mi

Street grid4.3×

Eagle Butte has the more walkable street grid

Eagle Butte 43.6North Eagle Butte 10.1

Work in town+33 pts

More of North Eagle Butte’s workers stay in town

North Eagle Butte 52.9%Eagle Butte 19.9%

Typical home built16 yrs

North Eagle Butte’s homes are older

Eagle Butte 1991North Eagle Butte 1975

Homeowners+10.5 pts renters

North Eagle Butte has more renters

Eagle Butte 51.9%North Eagle Butte 41.4%

Jobs per worker+50%

North Eagle Butte is more of a job hub

North Eagle Butte 2.30Eagle Butte 1.53

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Eagle Butte

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%

Eagle Butte$420/mo

Typical home $66K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $611/mo · Housing →

North Eagle Butte$220/mo

Typical home $33K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $727/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Eagle Butte and North Eagle Butte.

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

Eagle Butte and North Eagle Butte share a border

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

Eagle ButteNorth Eagle Butte

Eagle Butte ↔ North Eagle Butte1.8 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

116 Eagle Butte residents work in North Eagle Butte (40.4% of its workers)

85 North Eagle Butte residents work in Eagle Butte (20.6% of its workers)

Work & commute in Eagle Butte →

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 –North Eagle ButteNot graded

Health

D−Eagle ButteHealthier than under 1% of U.S. towns D−North Eagle ButteHealthier 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 ButteNorth Eagle Butte

Snow a year37″37″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)14th 14th

Outdoors & history

Eagle ButteNorth Eagle Butte

Conserved land—0%

Settled1911 —

Archive photos—1

Community

Eagle ButteNorth Eagle Butte

Library hours a week15 hrs —

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.

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

Eagle ButteNorth Eagle Butte

People

Population 1,458Lowest 1,481Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.6%Lowest SD: +8.9% -3.8%Highest SD: +8.9%

Median age 28±2.5Highest 26% below SD 23.7±2.2Lowest 38% below SD

Eagle Butte and North Eagle Butte 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% 37.3%±5.9Lowest SD: 24.2%

Eagle Butte and North Eagle Butte 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% 8.7%±2.2Highest SD: 18%

North Eagle Butte 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% 10%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±2Highest SD: 5% 2.4%±2.2Lowest SD: 5%

Eagle Butte and North 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±$14kHighest 39% below SD $34,358±$5kLowest 54% below SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $65,900±$33kHighest 74% below SD $33,100±$9kLowest 87% below SD

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $611±$106Lowest 35% below SD $727±$163Highest 23% below SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $867 68% below SD —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43%±9.6Highest SD: 39.8% 29.1%±14.1Lowest SD: 39.8%

Eagle Butte and North 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% 52.6%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 51.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 41.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 10 minLowest 43% below SD 12 minHighest 31% below SD

Work from home 4.3%±4.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 8.4%±7.8Highest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 19.9%Lowest 52.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 1.3 miHighest 0.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.53Lowest 2.30Highest

Top workplaceoutside town North Eagle Butte (40%)Eagle Butte (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 40% work in North Eagle Butte21% work in Eagle Butte

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 2.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 43.6Highest 10.1Lowest

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.