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

–Marindahl TownshipNot graded C−TulareBetter than 18% 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

Marindahl TownshipTulare

Snow a year38″—

January low10°F —

July high87°F —

Growing season (days)164d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th 30th

Outdoors & history

Marindahl TownshipTulare

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land2.6%—

National Register places4 1

Community

Marindahl TownshipTulare

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

133 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Marindahl TownshipYankton County TulareSD

Marindahl Township ↔ Tulare133 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

Marindahl TownshipTulare

People

Population 151Lowest 175Highest

Median age 54.1±18.7Lowest 42% above SD 55.9±6.1Highest 47% above SD

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

Kids under 18 31.1%±17Highest SD: 24.2% 18.9%±13.5Lowest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 25.2%±20.4Lowest SD: 18% 36.6%±16.4Highest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.4Lowest SD: 5% 2.3%±6.6Highest SD: 5%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $90,500±$72kHighest 21% above SD $60,833±$17kLowest 19% below SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $84,300±$20k 67% below SD

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $633±$109 33% below SD

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,659Highest 39% below SD $1,192Lowest 56% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 37.5%±100 SD: 39.8%

Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 19.4%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 88.4%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1955Highest 25 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 111% above SD 13 minLowest 29% below SD

Work from home 34.6%±25.6Highest SD: 9.7% 4.9%±4.5Lowest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 3.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 29.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.55Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (34%)Redfield (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TulareFew work in Marindahl Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 108Highest

Schools

School district —Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6

High school in town —Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school — 8.2

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.

Marindahl Township vs Tulare

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

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What daily life feels like in each

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