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Stickney vs Dudley Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (138× in Stickney) and median age (29 yrs in Dudley Township).

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Stickney, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 284 people
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Dudley Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 50 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Dudley Township

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.

Stickney$820/mo
Typical home $132K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $839/mo · Housing →
Dudley Township$1,280/mo
Typical home $209K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,500 a year, between Dudley Township 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.

Where they are

Stickney and Dudley Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StickneyDudley TownshipStickneyDudley Township
Stickney ↔ Dudley Township4.2 miles apart · They share a border
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.

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
StickneyDudley Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low8°F8°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)153d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
StickneyDudley Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—12.8%
Settled1905—
National Register places2—
Community
StickneyDudley Township
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.

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.

StickneyDudley Township
People
Population 284Highest 50Lowest
Median age 35.5±7Lowest 7% below SD 64.5±5.1Highest 70% above SD
Kids under 18 26.4%±5.9Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±56.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Stickney and Dudley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.5%±5.1Lowest SD: 18% 40%±57.4Highest SD: 18%
Dudley Township and Stickney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 14%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±5.4Highest SD: 5% 0%±28.3Lowest SD: 5%
Stickney and Dudley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $59,750±$22kLowest 20% below SD $101,964±$46kHighest 36% above SD
Dudley Township and Stickney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $131,600±$37kLowest 49% below SD $208,800±$39kHighest 19% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $839±$160 11% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,525Lowest 44% below SD $2,200Highest 19% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 17.2%±50Lowest SD: 39.8% 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Dudley Township and Stickney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 84.8%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than SD 1958Highest 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 10% above SD 23 minHighest 28% above SD
Work from home 3.8%±3.7Highest SD: 9.7% 2.6%±7.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Stickney and Dudley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 mi 21.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Lowest 0.97Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (22%)Sioux Falls (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dudley TownshipFew work in Stickney
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 12.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 166Highest 1.2Lowest
Schools
School district Corsica-Stickney 21-3—
High school in town None in town—
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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