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Emery vs Canistota

16 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+40% in Canistota) and bachelor’s degree+ (+8.2 pts in Emery).

Emery, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 539 people

Canistota, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 711 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.

EmeryKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 86%of SD districts All about Emery →

CanistotaKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 92%of SD districts

HistorySettled in 18831 place on the National Register All about Canistota →

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.

Property tax bill+40%

Tax bills are bigger in Canistota

Canistota $2,620Emery $1,868

Bachelor’s degree++8.2 pts

More adults in Emery have a degree

Emery 25.3%Canistota 17.1%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,130 more a month in Canistota

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%

Emery$950/mo

Typical home $152K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

Canistota$2,090/mo

Typical home $305K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.91% · or rent about $975/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,130 a month, about $13,600 a year, between Canistota and Emery.

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

AEmeryBetter than 86% of districts in the state ACanistotaBetter than 92% 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

EmeryCanistota

Snow a year36″31″

January low6°F —

July high84°F —

Growing season (days)143d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th 55th

Outdoors & history

EmeryCanistota

Settled—1883

National Register places—1

Archive photos—14

Famous people born here—2

Community

EmeryCanistota

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

16 miles apart

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

EmeryCanistota

Emery ↔ Canistota16 miles apart

Who commutes between them

5 Canistota residents work in Emery (1.8% of its workers)

Work & commute in Canistota →

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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

EmeryCanistota

People

Population 539Lowest 711Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -3.8% SD: +8.9%

Median age 33.5±6Lowest 12% below SD 36.1±7.8Highest 5% below SD

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

Kids under 18 31.5%±3.5Highest SD: 24.2% 28.6%±6Lowest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 12.4%±2.4Lowest SD: 18% 13.5%±6.3Highest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 17.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.4Highest SD: 5% 0.4%±1.6Lowest SD: 5%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $67,321±$11kLowest 10% below SD $76,250±$18kHighest about the SD average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $152,400±$17kHighest 41% below SD $137,000±$28kLowest 47% below SD

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $675±$350Lowest 29% below SD $975±$495Highest 3% above SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,868Lowest 31% below SD $2,620Highest 4% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.4%±39.4Lowest SD: 39.8% 45.7%±47.9Highest SD: 39.8%

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

Below poverty line 6.7%Lowest SD: 11.9% 14%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85%Highest SD: 68.6% 83.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1951Highest 29 yrs older than SD 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 42% above SD 25 minLowest 40% above SD

Work from home 6.8%±3.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 13.1%±5.1Highest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 6.5%Lowest 9.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Highest 0.73Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (28%)Sioux Falls (37%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Canistota2% work in Emery

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 86.0Lowest 102Highest

Schools

School district Bridgewater-Emery 30-3Canistota School District 43-1

High school in town Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01Canistota High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school 9.6Lowest 12.1Highest

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.

Emery vs Canistota

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,130 more a month in Canistota

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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