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%

Hurley$1,910/mo

Typical home $291K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

Newell$870/mo

Typical home $141K (Census) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,040 a month, about $12,500 a year, between Hurley and Newell.

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

C−HurleyBetter than 18% of districts in the state DNewellBetter than 10% 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

HurleyNewell

Snow a year31″40″

January low7°F 10°F

July high84°F 86°F

Growing season (days)151d 144d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th 77th

Outdoors & history

HurleyNewell

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1883 1910

National Register places3 2

Archive photos4 5

Community

HurleyNewell

Library hours a week20 hrs 13 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.

Where they are

330 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HurleySD NewellSD

Hurley ↔ Newell330 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

HurleyNewell

People

Population 394Highest 378Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -3.2% SD: +8.9%

Median age 37.9±9.1Lowest about the SD average 38.5±13.8Highest about the SD average

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

Kids under 18 32.2%±6.2Highest SD: 24.2% 22.2%±15.1Lowest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 17.3%±3.6Lowest SD: 18% 18.8%±9.5Highest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 29.4%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±3.1Lowest SD: 5% 4%±3.7Highest SD: 5%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $73,750±$15kLowest about the SD average $84,792±$60kHighest 13% above SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $111,200±$15kLowest 57% below SD $141,300±$39kHighest 45% below SD

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$251Lowest 18% below SD $1,125±$1kHighest 19% above SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,742Highest 36% below SD $1,511Lowest 45% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8%

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

Below poverty line 10.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 6.6%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 89.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 92.1%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 29 yrs older than SD 1958Highest 22 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 55% above SD 24 minLowest 34% above SD

Work from home 8.2%±4.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.1%±13.6Highest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 11.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 1.05Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (28%)Belle Fourche (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NewellFew work in Hurley

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 75.3Highest 50.8Lowest

Schools

School district Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6Newell School District 09-2

High school in town None in townNewell High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school — 8.3

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.

Hurley vs Newell

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Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,040 more a month in Hurley

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