Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Frederick vs Blunt

116 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.6× in Blunt) and jobs per worker (4.6× in Frederick).

×
Frederick, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 160 people
×
Blunt, SDHomes around $164KSouth Dakota · 216 people
Swap order
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.

FrederickKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 71%of SD districts All about Frederick →
BluntHomes around $164K
Housing$164K typical home49% below the SD typical home All about Blunt →
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 grid4.6×
Blunt has the more walkable street grid
Blunt 126Frederick 27.3
Jobs per worker4.6×
Frederick is more of a job hub
Frederick 0.83Blunt 0.18
Home values+82%
Homes cost more in Blunt
Blunt $154,500Frederick $85,000
Property tax bill+43%
Tax bills are bigger in Blunt
Blunt $1,421Frederick $994
Average commute7 min
Frederick has the shorter commute
Blunt 26 minFrederick 19 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Blunt

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.

Frederick$530/mo
Typical home $85K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $755/mo · Housing →
Blunt$980/mo
Typical home $164K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Blunt and Frederick.

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
B+FrederickBetter than 71% of districts in the state –BluntNot 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
FrederickBlunt
Snow a year44″43″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th83rd
Outdoors & history
FrederickBlunt
National Register places11
Archive photos74
Community
FrederickBlunt
Library hours a week14 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

116 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FrederickSDBluntSD
Frederick ↔ Blunt116 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.

FrederickBlunt
People
Population 160Lowest 216Highest
Median age 52.8±5.8Highest 39% above SD 51.6±21.3Lowest 36% above SD
Frederick and Blunt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.1%±11.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 23.6%±9.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Blunt and Frederick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 38.8%±4.1Highest SD: 18% 26.9%±9.9Lowest SD: 18%
Frederick and Blunt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.9%Highest SD: 31.9% 28.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±6.4Lowest SD: 5% 2.8%±6.5Highest SD: 5%
Blunt and Frederick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,667±$34kHighest about the SD average $65,208±$18kLowest 13% below SD
Frederick and Blunt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $85,000±$16kLowest 67% below SD $154,500±$41kHighest 40% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $755±$178Lowest 20% below SD $900±$137Highest 5% below SD
Blunt and Frederick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $994Lowest 64% below SD $1,421Highest 48% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 18.2%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 30.4%±65.4Highest SD: 39.8%
Blunt and Frederick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 7.4%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.7%Highest SD: 68.6% 75.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD 1963Highest 17 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 8% above SD 26 minHighest 48% above SD
Work from home 0%±14.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 18.1%±23.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Blunt and Frederick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.83Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (53%)Pierre (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BluntFew work in Frederick
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 27.3Lowest 126Highest
Schools
School district Frederick Area School District 06-2—
High school in town Frederick High School - 01—
Students per teacherat that high school 11.3 —
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Frederick neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Frederick’s Town Square.

Blunt neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Blunt’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Frederick and Blunt

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Towns like Frederick

M
+ Compare
Marindahl Township151 people
T
+ Compare
Tulare175 people · $84K homes
F
+ Compare
Fairfax119 people · $62K homes
C
+ Compare
Claire City107 people · $77K homes

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.

Post to Frederick

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in