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Pierre vs Huron

104 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+45% in Pierre) and growth since 2010 (+10 pts in Huron).

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Pierre, SDA history townSouth Dakota · 13,948 people
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Huron, SDHomes around $181KSouth Dakota · 14,385 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.

PierreA history town
HistorySettled in 188032 places on the National Register Outdoors#7 most trails in SD13 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 78%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Pierre →
HuronHomes around $181K
Housing$181K typical home44% below the SD typical home Health65% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#9 most trails in SD10 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Huron →
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+45%
Homes cost more in Pierre
Pierre $230,700Huron $159,000
Growth since 2010+10 pts
Huron has grown faster since 2010
Huron +13.3%Pierre +3.3%
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Pierre
Pierre $2,632Huron $1,926
Bachelor’s degree++12 pts
More adults in Pierre have a degree
Pierre 39%Huron 27%
Kids under 18+5.8 pts
Huron has more kids
Huron 28.7%Pierre 22.9%
Typical home built16 yrs
Huron’s homes are older
Pierre 1976Huron 1960
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $720 more a month in Pierre

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.

Pierre$1,860/mo
Typical home $300K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $983/mo · Housing →
Huron$1,130/mo
Typical home $181K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

The difference: $720 a month, about $8,700 a year, between Pierre and Huron.

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

Pierre places higher on 12 of 22 SD lists

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.

Safety
C−PierreSafer than 16% of U.S. towns CHuronSafer than 34% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+PierreBetter than 67% of districts in the state CHuronBetter than 25% of districts in the state
Health
A−PierreHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns C+HuronHealthier than 35% of U.S. towns
12Pierre
9Huron

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 37 towns #5#37 Most conserved landOutdoors · 33 towns #7#25 Best schoolsSchools · 34 towns #14#32 Fewest smokersHealth · 37 towns #15#34 HealthiestHealth · 37 towns #16#34 Most activeHealth · 37 towns #16#34 Highest incomeIncome · 37 towns #13#30 Most educatedPeople · 37 towns #10#26

Left end = #1 in South Dakota. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pierre’s rankings →

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
PierreHuron
Snow a year37″44″
January low9°F6°F
July high88°F86°F
Growing season (days)148d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th55th
Outdoors & history
PierreHuron
Trails13 mi10 mi
Conserved land7%1.7%
Settled18801883
National Register places329
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—27
Community
PierreHuron
Library hours a week63 hrs58 hrs
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

104 miles apart

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

PierreSDHuronSD
Pierre ↔ Huron104 miles apart
Who commutes between them
85 Huron residents work in Pierre (1.4% of its workers)
64 Pierre residents work in Huron (1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Huron →
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.

PierreHuron
People
Population 13,948Lowest 14,385Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.3%Lowest SD: +8.9% +13.3%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 39.4±1.5Highest 4% above SD 36.1±1.9Lowest 5% below SD
Pierre and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.9%±2.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 28.7%±3.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 18.2%±2.3Highest SD: 18% 17.4%±1.9Lowest SD: 18%
Pierre and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39%Highest SD: 31.9% 27%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±1.5Highest SD: 5% 3.7%±1.4Lowest SD: 5%
Pierre and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,672±$7kHighest 3% above SD $61,452±$11kLowest 18% below SD
Pierre and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $230,700±$14kHighest 10% below SD $159,000±$17kLowest 38% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $983±$90Highest 4% above SD $888±$59Lowest 6% below SD
Pierre and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,632Highest 3% below SD $1,926Lowest 29% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.3%±9.6Lowest SD: 39.8% 41.2%±10.6Highest SD: 39.8%
Huron and Pierre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.6%Highest SD: 68.6% 68.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 4 yrs older than SD 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minHighest 25% below SD 12 minLowest 33% below SD
Work from home 4.2%±2.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 5.3%±2Highest SD: 9.7%
Huron and Pierre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 65.4%Highest 56.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 1.8 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.39Highest 1.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Pierre (6%)Alpena (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Huron1% work in Pierre
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.4 miHighest 10.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 53.8Lowest 62.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #14 of 34 in SD#32 of 34 in SD
School district Pierre School District 32-2 · Pierre Indian Learning CenterHuron School District 02-2
High school in town T F Riggs High School - 01Huron High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school 17.7Lowest 18.9Highest
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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