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Montrose vs Stickney

63 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+82% in Montrose) and property tax bill (+53% in Montrose).

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Montrose, SDA history townSouth Dakota · 483 people
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Stickney, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 284 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.

MontroseA history town
HistorySettled in 188029 archive photos, postcards and papers Housing$383K typical home19% above the SD typical home All about Montrose →
StickneyKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 92%of SD districts All about Stickney →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+82%
Homes cost more in Montrose
Montrose $239,700Stickney $131,600
Property tax bill+53%
Tax bills are bigger in Montrose
Montrose $2,339Stickney $1,525
Typical home built27 yrs
Stickney’s homes are older
Montrose 1982Stickney 1955
Age 65++9.9 pts
Stickney has more people 65 and up
Stickney 22.5%Montrose 12.6%
Street grid+61%
Stickney has the more walkable street grid
Stickney 166Montrose 103
Jobs per worker+60%
Montrose is more of a job hub
Montrose 0.48Stickney 0.30
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,500 more a month in Montrose

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.

Montrose$2,320/mo
Typical home $383K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $663/mo · Housing →
Stickney$820/mo
Typical home $132K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $839/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,500 a month, about $18,000 a year, between Montrose and Stickney.

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
BMontroseBetter than 60% of districts in the state AStickneyBetter than 92% 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
MontroseStickney
Snow a year31″38″
January low—8°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd48th
Outdoors & history
MontroseStickney
Settled18801905
National Register places—2
Archive photos29—
Community
MontroseStickney
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

63 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MontroseSDStickneySD
Montrose ↔ Stickney63 miles apart
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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.

MontroseStickney
People
Population 483Highest 284Lowest
Median age 35.6±11.6Highest 6% below SD 35.5±7Lowest 7% below SD
Montrose and Stickney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.6%±3.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 26.4%±5.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Stickney and Montrose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.6%±2.7Lowest SD: 18% 22.5%±5.1Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26%Lowest SD: 31.9% 31.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±3.3Highest SD: 5% 3.9%±5.4Lowest SD: 5%
Montrose and Stickney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,125±$13kHighest 4% above SD $59,750±$22kLowest 20% below SD
Montrose and Stickney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $239,700±$53kHighest 7% below SD $131,600±$37kLowest 49% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $663±$61Lowest 30% below SD $839±$160Highest 11% below SD
Stickney and Montrose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,339Highest 14% below SD $1,525Lowest 44% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.2%±48Highest SD: 39.8% 17.2%±50Lowest SD: 39.8%
Montrose and Stickney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.5%Lowest SD: 11.9% 13.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.1%Lowest SD: 68.6% 75.9%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than SD 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 34% above SD 20 minLowest 10% above SD
Work from home 3.7%±2.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 3.8%±3.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Stickney and Montrose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Highest 0.30Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (37%)Mitchell (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StickneyFew work in Montrose
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest
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 103Lowest 166Highest
Schools
School district Montrose School District 43-2Corsica-Stickney 21-3
High school in town Montrose High School - 01None in town
Students per teacherat that high school 11.3 —
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.

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