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%

Miller$1,190/mo

Typical home $199K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $564/mo · Housing →

Corsica$970/mo

Typical home $163K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $805/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Miller and Corsica.

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

BMillerBetter than 59% of districts in the state ACorsicaBetter than 92% of districts in the state

Health

B+MillerHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns –CorsicaNot graded

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

MillerCorsica

Snow a year44″34″

January low7°F 10°F

July high85°F 88°F

Growing season (days)152d 157d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 35th

Outdoors & history

MillerCorsica

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

National Register places4 —

Archive photos17 —

Famous people born here6 —

Community

MillerCorsica

Library hours a week27 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

81 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MillerSD CorsicaSD

Miller ↔ Corsica81 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

MillerCorsica

People

Population 1,363Highest 699Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.4%Lowest SD: +8.9% -5.2%Highest SD: +8.9%

Median age 41.9±8.4Lowest 10% above SD 44.3±10.8Highest 17% above SD

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

Kids under 18 23.3%±5Highest SD: 24.2% 19.5%±3.9Lowest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 29.3%±3.4Highest SD: 18% 25.9%±6.2Lowest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 27.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±2.2Highest SD: 5% 0.4%±1.6Lowest SD: 5%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,500±$12kLowest 23% below SD $59,250±$29kHighest 21% below SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $155,200±$16kLowest 40% below SD $162,500±$15kHighest 37% below SD

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $564±$43Lowest 40% below SD $805±$535Highest 15% below SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,373Highest 50% below SD $1,359Lowest 50% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.2%±10.9Lowest SD: 39.8% 70.8%±34.7Highest SD: 39.8%

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

Below poverty line 7.6%Lowest SD: 11.9% 8.2%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 66.2%Highest SD: 68.6% 65.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than SD 1972Highest 8 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 11 minLowest 38% below SD 17 minHighest 6% below SD

Work from home 5%±3.1Highest SD: 9.7% 1.7%±2.5Lowest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 34.6%Highest 17.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.01Lowest 1.51Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Miller Township (7%)Armour (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CorsicaFew work in Miller

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 117Highest 79.1Lowest

Schools

School district Miller School District 29-4Corsica-Stickney 21-3

High school in town Miller High School - 01Corsica-Stickney High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school 10.8Highest 9.2Lowest

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.

Miller vs Corsica

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Miller

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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