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Morristown vs Cresbard

144 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+78% in Cresbard) and average commute (18 min in Cresbard).

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Morristown, SDA small town of 76South Dakota · 76 people
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Cresbard, SDA small town of 122South Dakota · 122 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.

MorristownA small town of 76
Quiet strengthsMorristown doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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CresbardA small town of 122
Quiet strengthsCresbard doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Property tax bill+78%
Tax bills are bigger in Cresbard
Cresbard $525Morristown $295
Average commute18 min
Cresbard has the shorter commute
Morristown 29 minCresbard 11 min
Jobs per worker2.4×
Cresbard is more of a job hub
Cresbard 0.22Morristown 0.09
Street grid+44%
Cresbard has the more walkable street grid
Cresbard 99.4Morristown 68.9
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
MorristownCresbard
Snow a year35″44″
January low—4°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—139d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th37th
Community
MorristownCresbard
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

144 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MorristownSDCresbardSD
Morristown ↔ Cresbard144 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.

MorristownCresbard
People
Population 76Lowest 122Highest
Median age 39±10.4Lowest about the SD average 41.5±18.7Highest 9% above SD
Cresbard and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.4%±25.2Highest SD: 24.2% 21.3%±16.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Morristown and Cresbard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.1%±35.6Lowest SD: 18% 31.1%±9.6Highest SD: 18%
Cresbard and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 25%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.6%±15.1Highest SD: 5% 0%±11.6Lowest SD: 5%
Morristown and Cresbard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,000±$24kHighest 40% below SD $41,875±$38kLowest 44% below SD
Morristown and Cresbard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $23,100±$11k 91% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $295Lowest 89% below SD $525Highest 81% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 22.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 4.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.6%Lowest SD: 68.6% 83.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1943Highest 37 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 62% above SD 11 minLowest 37% below SD
Work from home 8.1%±12.7Highest SD: 9.7% 6.8%±7.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Morristown and Cresbard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 46.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.22Highest
Top workplaceoutside town McIntosh (27%)Faulkton (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CresbardFew work in Morristown
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
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 68.9Lowest 99.4Highest
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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