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

B+KadokaBetter than 71% of districts in the state AKimballBetter than 86% 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

KadokaKimball

Snow a year38″38″

January low8°F 8°F

July high88°F 86°F

Growing season (days)132d 153d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th 65th

Outdoors & history

KadokaKimball

Settled1906 1883

National Register places3 1

Archive photos—2

Famous people born here—2

Community

KadokaKimball

Library hours a week23 hrs 26 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

127 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KadokaSD KimballSD

Kadoka ↔ Kimball127 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

KadokaKimball

People

Population 372Lowest 457Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -17%Highest SD: +8.9% -18.6%Lowest SD: +8.9%

Median age 47.1±13.6Lowest 24% above SD 49.7±9.7Highest 31% above SD

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

Kids under 18 16.7%±10Lowest SD: 24.2% 22.8%±5.9Highest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 28.5%±2.5Highest SD: 18% 21.9%±5Lowest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 18.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±2.8Lowest SD: 5% 2.4%±3.2Highest SD: 5%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $43,750±$8kLowest 42% below SD $52,917±$18kHighest 30% below SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $152,800±$36k 41% below SD

Rentmedian gross, monthly $413±$308Lowest 56% below SD $814±$274Highest 14% below SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,641Highest 40% below SD $1,330Lowest 51% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.9%±33.7Lowest SD: 39.8% 54.5%±33.2Highest SD: 39.8%

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

Below poverty line 12.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 7.8%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 61.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 71%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 7 yrs older than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 11 minLowest 39% below SD 17 minHighest 3% below SD

Work from home 0%±5.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 6.5%±4.8Highest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 29.6%Highest 15.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 43.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Lowest 1.33Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Philip (9%)Chamberlain (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KimballFew work in Kadoka

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 21.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 41.8Highest 24.3Lowest

Schools

School district Kadoka Area School District 35-2Kimball School District 07-2

High school in town Kadoka Area High School - 01Kimball High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school 7.6Lowest 9.3Highest

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.

Kadoka vs Kimball

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What daily life feels like in each

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