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Gregory vs Winner

24 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (7× in Gregory) and work in town (+22.7 pts in Winner).

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Gregory, SDA small town of 1,379South Dakota · 1,379 people
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Winner, SDHomes around $188KSouth Dakota · 2,905 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.

GregoryA small town of 1,379
Quiet strengthsGregory doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gregory →
WinnerHomes around $188K
Housing$188K typical home41% below the SD typical home Outdoors#4 most walkable in SD0.1 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Health85% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Winner →
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.

Trails7×
Gregory has more miles of trail
Gregory 0.7 miWinner 0.1 mi
Work in town+22.7 pts
More of Winner’s workers stay in town
Winner 51.6%Gregory 28.9%
Growth since 2010+6.5 pts
Winner has grown faster since 2010
Winner +0.8%Gregory -5.7%
Property tax bill+20%
Tax bills are bigger in Gregory
Gregory $1,479Winner $1,236
Size2.1×
Winner is the bigger place
Winner 2,905Gregory 1,379
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Winner

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.

Gregory$730/mo
Typical home $115K (Census) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $633/mo · Housing →
Winner$1,170/mo
Typical home $188K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $770/mo · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,300 a year, between Winner and Gregory.

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.

Safety
–GregoryNot graded B+WinnerSafer than 69% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+GregoryBetter than 42% of districts in the state C+WinnerBetter than 39% of districts in the state
Health
B−GregoryHealthier than 48% of U.S. towns DWinnerHealthier than 15% 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
GregoryWinner
Snow a year45″49″
January low10°F13°F
July high87°F90°F
Growing season (days)149d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th42nd
Outdoors & history
GregoryWinner
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—3.3%
Settled19041909
National Register places21
Archive photos46
Famous people born here1—
Community
GregoryWinner
Library hours a week26 hrs42 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

24 miles apart

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

GregoryWinnerGregoryWinner
Gregory ↔ Winner24 miles apart
Who commutes between them
25 Gregory residents work in Winner (4.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Gregory →
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.

GregoryWinner
People
Population 1,379Lowest 2,905Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.7%Lowest SD: +8.9% +0.8%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 38.9±3.5Lowest about the SD average 43.6±3.3Highest 15% above SD
Winner and Gregory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.1%±4.6Highest SD: 24.2% 23.9%±5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Gregory and Winner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.9%±3.8Highest SD: 18% 21.8%±4.8Lowest SD: 18%
Gregory and Winner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 14.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1.3Highest SD: 5% 0.4%±0.8Lowest SD: 5%
Gregory and Winner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,450±$8kHighest 31% below SD $47,381±$12kLowest 37% below SD
Gregory and Winner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $115,300±$15kHighest 55% below SD $106,100±$41kLowest 59% below SD
Gregory and Winner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $633±$107Lowest 33% below SD $770±$246Highest 19% below SD
Winner and Gregory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,479Highest 46% below SD $1,236Lowest 55% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.2%±15.9Lowest SD: 39.8% 69.6%±15.1Highest SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 7.3%Lowest SD: 11.9% 28.2%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 62.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than SD 1967Highest 13 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minHighest 22% below SD 12 minLowest 34% below SD
Work from home 5.2%±2.4Highest SD: 9.7% 1.6%±1.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Gregory and Winner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 28.9%Lowest 51.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.82Lowest 1.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (12%)Lamro Township (4%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in WinnerFew work in Gregory
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 73.0Lowest 99.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#24 of 34 in SD
School district Gregory School District 26-4Winner School District 59-2
High school in town Gregory High School - 01Winner High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school 10.5Lowest 15.1Highest
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.

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