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Huron vs Pierre

104 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+45% in Pierre) and growth since 2010 (+10 pts in Huron).

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Huron, SDHomes around $181KSouth Dakota · 14,385 people
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Pierre, SDA history townSouth Dakota · 13,948 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.

HuronHomes around $181K
Housing$181K typical home44% below the SD typical home Health65% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#9 most trails in SD10 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Huron →
PierreA history town
HistorySettled in 188032 places on the National Register Outdoors#7 most trails in SD13 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 78%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Pierre →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+45%
Homes cost more in Pierre
Pierre $230,700Huron $159,000
Growth since 2010+10 pts
Huron has grown faster since 2010
Huron +13.3%Pierre +3.3%
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Pierre
Pierre $2,632Huron $1,926
Bachelor’s degree++12 pts
More adults in Pierre have a degree
Pierre 39%Huron 27%
Kids under 18+5.8 pts
Huron has more kids
Huron 28.7%Pierre 22.9%
Typical home built16 yrs
Huron’s homes are older
Pierre 1976Huron 1960
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $720 more a month in Pierre

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.

Huron$1,130/mo
Typical home $181K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →
Pierre$1,860/mo
Typical home $300K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $983/mo · Housing →

The difference: $720 a month, about $8,700 a year, between Pierre and Huron.

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

Pierre places higher on 12 of 22 SD lists

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
CHuronSafer than 34% of U.S. towns C−PierreSafer than 16% of U.S. towns
Schools
CHuronBetter than 25% of districts in the state B+PierreBetter than 67% of districts in the state
Health
C+HuronHealthier than 35% of U.S. towns A−PierreHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns
9Huron
12Pierre

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 37 towns #37#5 Most conserved landOutdoors · 33 towns #25#7 Best schoolsSchools · 34 towns #32#14 Fewest smokersHealth · 37 towns #34#15 HealthiestHealth · 37 towns #34#16 Most activeHealth · 37 towns #34#16 Highest incomeIncome · 37 towns #30#13 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 37 towns #21#37

Left end = #1 in South Dakota. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Huron’s rankings →

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
HuronPierre
Snow a year44″37″
January low6°F9°F
July high86°F88°F
Growing season (days)146d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th60th
Outdoors & history
HuronPierre
Trails10 mi13 mi
Conserved land1.7%7%
Settled18831880
National Register places932
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here32—
Community
HuronPierre
Library hours a week58 hrs63 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

104 miles apart

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

HuronSDPierreSD
Huron ↔ Pierre104 miles apart
Who commutes between them
85 Huron residents work in Pierre (1.4% of its workers)
64 Pierre residents work in Huron (1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Huron →
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.

HuronPierre
People
Population 14,385Highest 13,948Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.3%Highest SD: +8.9% +3.3%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 36.1±1.9Lowest 5% below SD 39.4±1.5Highest 4% above SD
Pierre and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.7%±3.2Highest SD: 24.2% 22.9%±2.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 17.4%±1.9Lowest SD: 18% 18.2%±2.3Highest SD: 18%
Pierre and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27%Lowest SD: 31.9% 39%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±1.4Lowest SD: 5% 3.8%±1.5Highest SD: 5%
Pierre and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,452±$11kLowest 18% below SD $77,672±$7kHighest 3% above SD
Pierre and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $159,000±$17kLowest 38% below SD $230,700±$14kHighest 10% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $888±$59Lowest 6% below SD $983±$90Highest 4% above SD
Pierre and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,926Lowest 29% below SD $2,632Highest 3% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.2%±10.6Highest SD: 39.8% 37.3%±9.6Lowest SD: 39.8%
Huron and Pierre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 10.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 68.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than SD 1976Highest 4 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 33% below SD 13 minHighest 25% below SD
Work from home 5.3%±2Highest SD: 9.7% 4.2%±2.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Huron and Pierre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 56.6%Lowest 65.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 2.8 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.03Lowest 1.39Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Alpena (6%)Fort Pierre (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Pierre1% work in Huron
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 10.0 miLowest 13.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 62.3Highest 53.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #32 of 34 in SD#14 of 34 in SD
School district Huron School District 02-2Pierre School District 32-2 · Pierre Indian Learning Center
High school in town Huron High School - 01T F Riggs High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school 18.9Highest 17.7Lowest
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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