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Highmore vs Tabor

140 miles apart. The biggest differences: work in town (+28.1 pts in Highmore) and jobs per worker (2.7× in Highmore).

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Highmore, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 596 people
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Tabor, SDA history townSouth Dakota · 369 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.

HighmoreKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 86%of SD districts All about Highmore →
TaborA history town
HistorySettled in 18718 places on the National Register Housing$213K typical home34% below the SD typical home All about Tabor →
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.

Work in town+28.1 pts
More of Highmore’s workers stay in town
Highmore 29.9%Tabor 1.8%
Jobs per worker2.7×
Highmore is more of a job hub
Highmore 0.95Tabor 0.35
Street grid2×
Tabor has the more walkable street grid
Tabor 77.5Highmore 39.4
Average commute10 min
Highmore has the shorter commute
Tabor 19 minHighmore 10 min
Property tax bill+25%
Tax bills are bigger in Highmore
Highmore $1,986Tabor $1,583
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Tabor

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.

Highmore$960/mo
Typical home $152K (Census) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $980/mo · Housing →
Tabor$1,310/mo
Typical home $213K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $813/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Tabor and Highmore.

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
AHighmoreBetter than 86% of districts in the state –TaborNot 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
HighmoreTabor
Snow a year40″37″
January low7°F9°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)142d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th46th
Outdoors & history
HighmoreTabor
Settled—1871
National Register places38
Community
HighmoreTabor
Library hours a week25 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

140 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HighmoreSDTaborSD
Highmore ↔ Tabor140 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.

HighmoreTabor
People
Population 596Highest 369Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.2% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 47.4±19Lowest 25% above SD 51.3±7.4Highest 35% above SD
Tabor and Highmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.3%±6.3Highest SD: 24.2% 16.5%±4.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Highmore and Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.8%±6Lowest SD: 18% 30.1%±3.7Highest SD: 18%
Tabor and Highmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 16.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±1.6Highest SD: 5% 1.1%±3Lowest SD: 5%
Highmore and Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,017±$45kHighest 37% above SD $82,813±$12kLowest 10% above SD
Highmore and Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $151,800±$89kHighest 41% below SD $143,800±$34kLowest 44% below SD
Highmore and Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $980±$176Highest 4% above SD $813±$191Lowest 14% below SD
Highmore and Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,986Highest 27% below SD $1,583Lowest 42% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 15.4%±68.8Lowest SD: 39.8% 42.3%±41.3Highest SD: 39.8%
Tabor and Highmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.2%Lowest SD: 11.9% 6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.7%Highest SD: 68.6% 80.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Highest 19 yrs older than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 10 minLowest 47% below SD 19 minHighest 7% above SD
Work from home 5%±5.6Highest SD: 9.7% 2.5%±2.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Highmore and Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 29.9%Highest 1.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.95Highest 0.35Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Pierre (7%)Yankton (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TaborFew work in Highmore
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 39.4Lowest 77.5Highest
Schools
School district Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2—
High school in town Highmore High School - 01—
Students per teacherat that high school 7.7 —
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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