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Isabel vs Toronto

241 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2× in Isabel) and average commute (6 min in Isabel).

Isabel, SDA small town of 214South Dakota · 214 people

Toronto, SDA small town of 238South Dakota · 238 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.

IsabelA small town of 214

Quiet strengthsIsabel doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Isabel →

TorontoA small town of 238

Quiet strengthsToronto doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Toronto →

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.

Jobs per worker2×

Isabel is more of a job hub

Isabel 2.24Toronto 1.12

Average commute6 min

Isabel has the shorter commute

Toronto 21 minIsabel 15 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Toronto

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%

Isabel$330/mo

Typical home $48K (Census) · tax rate 1.94% · or rent about $818/mo · Housing →

Toronto$600/mo

Typical home $99K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $470/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Toronto and Isabel.

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

–IsabelNot graded B−TorontoBetter than 52% 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

IsabelToronto

Snow a year41″61″

January low7°F 2°F

July high86°F 80°F

Growing season (days)141d 146d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th 36th

Outdoors & history

IsabelToronto

Settled1910 1884

Community

IsabelToronto

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

241 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

IsabelSD TorontoSD

Isabel ↔ Toronto241 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

IsabelToronto

People

Population 214Lowest 238Highest

Median age 35.4±6.9Lowest 7% below SD 39.6±3.2Highest 4% above SD

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

Kids under 18 32.7%±10Highest SD: 24.2% 28.6%±5.7Lowest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 11.7%±6.4Lowest SD: 18% 24.4%±10.9Highest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 6.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±2.6Lowest SD: 5% 2.1%±4.9Highest SD: 5%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $68,750±$27kHighest 8% below SD $53,125±$9kLowest 29% below SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $48,200±$14kLowest 81% below SD $99,000±$41kHighest 62% below SD

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $818±$99Highest 14% below SD $470±$265Lowest 50% below SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $933Highest 66% below SD $927Lowest 66% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8%±69.8Highest SD: 39.8% 6.5%±31.5Lowest SD: 39.8%

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

Below poverty line 15.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 2.9%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 63.8%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 6 yrs older than SD 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 15% below SD 21 minHighest 19% above SD

Work from home 0%±10.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 2.7%±4.4Highest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 10.2%Highest 4.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miLowest 30.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.24Highest 1.12Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town North Eagle Butte (16%)Clear Lake (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TorontoFew work in Isabel

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 52.1Lowest 71.7Highest

Schools

School district —Deubrook Area School District 05-6

High school in town —None in town

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Isabel vs Toronto

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Toronto

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

241 miles apart

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