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Huron vs Yankton

110 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+40% in Yankton) and property tax bill (+30% in Yankton).

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Huron, SDHomes around $181KSouth Dakota · 14,385 people
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Yankton, SDA history townSouth Dakota · 15,540 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Yankton

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 →
Yankton$1,710/mo
Typical home $276K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $790/mo · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $6,900 a year, between Yankton 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

Yankton places higher on 15 of 25 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.

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
HuronYankton
Snow a year44″38″
January low6°F10°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)146d164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th55th
Outdoors & history
HuronYankton
Trails10 mi8 mi
Conserved land1.7%4.4%
Settled18831858
National Register places924
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here32—
Community
HuronYankton
Library hours a week58 hrs60 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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

110 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Huron ↔ Yankton110 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.

HuronYankton
People
Population 14,385Lowest 15,540Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.3%Highest SD: +8.9% +6.6%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 36.1±1.9Lowest 5% below SD 41.4±1.7Highest 9% above SD
Kids under 18 28.7%±3.2Highest SD: 24.2% 21.2%±2.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 17.4%±1.9Lowest SD: 18% 22%±2.7Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27%Lowest SD: 31.9% 33.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±1.4Lowest SD: 5% 5.5%±1.2Highest SD: 5%
Yankton 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 $67,804±$10kHighest 10% below SD
Yankton 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 $222,700±$17kHighest 13% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $888±$59Highest 6% below SD $790±$61Lowest 16% below SD
Huron and Yankton 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 $2,507Highest 8% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.2%±10.6Highest SD: 39.8% 36%±8.3Lowest SD: 39.8%
Huron and Yankton 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% 14.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 66.3%Lowest 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%±2Lowest SD: 9.7% 5.5%±2.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Yankton and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 56.6%Lowest 61.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 2.8 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.03Lowest 1.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Alpena (6%)Sioux Falls (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in YanktonFew work in Huron
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 4.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 10.0 miHighest 8.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 mi 0.9 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 6Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 62.3Lowest 66.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #32 of 34 in SD#12 of 34 in SD
School district Huron School District 02-2Yankton School District 63-3
High school in town Huron High School - 01Yankton High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school 18.9Highest 18.0Lowest
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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