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Menno vs Kimball

78 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5.3× in Menno) and growth since 2010 (+19.6 pts in Menno).

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Menno, SDA regional job hubSouth Dakota · 653 people

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Kimball, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 457 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.

MennoA regional job hub

Work344 jobsbased in Menno, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 18%of SD districts HistorySettled in 18794 places on the National Register All about Menno →

KimballKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 86%of SD districts All about Kimball →

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.

Street grid5.3×

Menno has the more walkable street grid

Menno 128Kimball 24.3

Growth since 2010+19.6 pts

Menno has grown faster since 2010

Menno +1%Kimball -18.6%

Conserved land+21.3 pts

Kimball has more conserved land

Kimball 21.3%Menno 0%

★ What stands out · 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

C−MennoBetter than 18% of districts in the state AKimballBetter than 86% of districts in the state

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Kimball

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%

Menno$710/mo

Typical home $112K (Census) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $396/mo · Housing →

Kimball$910/mo

Typical home $153K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $814/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Kimball and Menno.

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.

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

MennoKimball

Snow a year39″38″

January low10°F 8°F

July high86°F 86°F

Growing season (days)156d 153d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th 65th

Outdoors & history

MennoKimball

Settled1879 1883

National Register places4 1

Archive photos—2

Famous people born here—2

Community

MennoKimball

Library hours a week44 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

78 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MennoSD KimballSD

Menno ↔ Kimball78 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

MennoKimball

People

Population 653Highest 457Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1%Highest SD: +8.9% -18.6%Lowest SD: +8.9%

Median age 47.2±8.2Lowest 24% above SD 49.7±9.7Highest 31% above SD

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

Kids under 18 22.5%±3.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 22.8%±5.9Highest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 31.5%±6.9Highest SD: 18% 21.9%±5Lowest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 18.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±2.4Lowest SD: 5% 2.4%±3.2Highest SD: 5%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $65,833±$22kHighest 12% below SD $52,917±$18kLowest 30% below SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $111,500±$24kLowest 57% below SD $152,800±$36kHighest 41% below SD

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $396±$331Lowest 58% below SD $814±$274Highest 14% below SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,520Highest 44% below SD $1,330Lowest 51% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 13.6%±23.7Lowest SD: 39.8% 54.5%±33.2Highest SD: 39.8%

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

Below poverty line 9%Highest SD: 11.9% 7.8%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74%Highest SD: 68.6% 71%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1956 24 yrs older than SD 1956 24 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 16% below SD 17 minHighest 3% below SD

Work from home 10.5%±11.2Highest SD: 9.7% 6.5%±4.8Lowest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 16.7%Highest 15.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 43.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.52Highest 1.33Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Freeman (24%)Chamberlain (15%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 21.3%Highest

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 128Highest 24.3Lowest

Schools

School district Menno School District 33-2Kimball School District 07-2

High school in town Menno High School - 01Kimball High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school 9.7Highest 9.3Lowest

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.