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North Eagle Butte vs Eagle Butte

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (6.7× in North Eagle Butte) and street grid (4.3× in Eagle Butte).

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North Eagle Butte, SDOne of the healthiest townsSouth Dakota · 1,481 people

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Eagle Butte, SDOne of the healthiest townsSouth Dakota · 1,458 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.

North Eagle ButteOne of the healthiest towns

Health100% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Work947 jobsbased in North Eagle Butte, a regional job hub All about North Eagle Butte →

Eagle ButteOne of the healthiest towns

Health99% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 5%of SD districts Work439 jobsbased in Eagle Butte, a regional job hub All about Eagle Butte →

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.

North Eagle Butte has more miles of trail

North Eagle Butte 2.0 miEagle Butte 0.3 mi

Street grid4.3×

Eagle Butte has the more walkable street grid

Eagle Butte 43.6North Eagle Butte 10.1

Work in town+33 pts

More of North Eagle Butte’s workers stay in town

North Eagle Butte 52.9%Eagle Butte 19.9%

Typical home built16 yrs

North Eagle Butte’s homes are older

Eagle Butte 1991North Eagle Butte 1975

Homeowners+10.5 pts renters

North Eagle Butte has more renters

Eagle Butte 51.9%North Eagle Butte 41.4%

Jobs per worker+50%

North Eagle Butte is more of a job hub

North Eagle Butte 2.30Eagle Butte 1.53

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Eagle Butte

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%

North Eagle Butte$220/mo

Typical home $33K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $727/mo · Housing →

Eagle Butte$420/mo

Typical home $66K (Census) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $611/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Eagle Butte and North Eagle Butte.

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.

Where they are

North Eagle Butte and Eagle Butte share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

North Eagle ButteEagle Butte

North Eagle Butte ↔ Eagle Butte1.8 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

116 Eagle Butte residents work in North Eagle Butte (40.4% of its workers)

85 North Eagle Butte residents work in Eagle Butte (20.6% of its workers)

Work & commute in Eagle Butte →

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

–North Eagle ButteNot graded DEagle ButteBetter than 5% of districts in the state

Health

D−North Eagle ButteHealthier than under 1% of U.S. towns D−Eagle ButteHealthier than under 1% of U.S. towns

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

North Eagle ButteEagle Butte

Snow a year37″37″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)14th 14th

Outdoors & history

North Eagle ButteEagle Butte

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled—1911

Archive photos1 —

Community

North Eagle ButteEagle Butte

Library hours a week—15 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.

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

North Eagle ButteEagle Butte

People

Population 1,481Highest 1,458Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.8%Highest SD: +8.9% -4.6%Lowest SD: +8.9%

Median age 23.7±2.2Lowest 38% below SD 28±2.5Highest 26% below SD

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

Kids under 18 37.3%±5.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 39.4%±3Highest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 8.7%±2.2Highest SD: 18% 5.8%±2.5Lowest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10%Lowest SD: 31.9% 15.3%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±2.2Lowest SD: 5% 4.1%±2Highest SD: 5%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $34,358±$5kLowest 54% below SD $45,741±$14kHighest 39% below SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $33,100±$9kLowest 87% below SD $65,900±$33kHighest 74% below SD

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $727±$163Highest 23% below SD $611±$106Lowest 35% below SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly — $867 68% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.1%±14.1Lowest SD: 39.8% 43%±9.6Highest SD: 39.8%

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

Below poverty line 52.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 31.8%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 41.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 51.9%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than SD 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 12 minHighest 31% below SD 10 minLowest 43% below SD

Work from home 8.4%±7.8Highest SD: 9.7% 4.3%±4.7Lowest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 52.9%Highest 19.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 0.8 miLowest 1.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.30Highest 1.53Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Eagle Butte (21%)North Eagle Butte (40%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 21% work in Eagle Butte40% work in North Eagle Butte

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.1Lowest 43.6Highest

Schools

School district —Eagle Butte School District 20-1

High school in town —Eagle Butte High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school — 0.6

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.