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Stickney vs White

107 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.8× in Stickney) and age 65+ (+12.4 pts in Stickney).

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Stickney, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 284 people
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White, SDA small town of 484South Dakota · 484 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.

StickneyKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 92%of SD districts All about Stickney →
WhiteA small town of 484
Quiet strengthsWhite doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about White →
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.

Street grid3.8×
Stickney has the more walkable street grid
Stickney 166White 43.4
Age 65++12.4 pts
Stickney has more people 65 and up
Stickney 22.5%White 10.1%
Property tax bill+36%
Tax bills are bigger in White
White $2,074Stickney $1,525
Average commute7 min
Stickney has the shorter commute
White 27 minStickney 20 min
Typical home built20 yrs
Stickney’s homes are older
White 1975Stickney 1955
Bachelor’s degree++9.1 pts
More adults in Stickney have a degree
Stickney 31.6%White 22.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,360 more a month in White

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 →
White$2,180/mo
Typical home $330K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.61% · or rent about $693/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,360 a month, about $16,300 a year, between White 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
AStickneyBetter than 92% of districts in the state B−WhiteBetter than 52% 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
StickneyWhite
Snow a year38″36″
January low8°F4°F
July high86°F81°F
Growing season (days)153d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th40th
Outdoors & history
StickneyWhite
Settled1905—
National Register places2—
Community
StickneyWhite
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

107 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StickneySDWhiteSD
Stickney ↔ White107 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.

StickneyWhite
People
Population 284Lowest 484Highest
Median age 35.5±7Highest 7% below SD 33.2±8.8Lowest 13% below SD
Stickney and White are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.4%±5.9Highest SD: 24.2% 24.4%±4.5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Stickney and White are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.5%±5.1Highest SD: 18% 10.1%±3.7Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 22.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±5.4 SD: 5% 3.9%±2.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $59,750±$22kLowest 20% below SD $67,639±$21kHighest 10% below SD
White 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±$37kHighest 49% below SD $128,800±$19kLowest 50% below SD
Stickney and White are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $839±$160Highest 11% below SD $693±$109Lowest 27% below SD
Stickney and White are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,525Lowest 44% below SD $2,074Highest 24% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 17.2%±50Lowest SD: 39.8% 22.2%±33.8Highest SD: 39.8%
White 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% 4.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 74%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than SD 1975Highest 5 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 10% above SD 27 minHighest 52% above SD
Work from home 3.8%±3.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 8.5%±4Highest SD: 9.7%
White and Stickney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.30Highest 0.25Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (22%)Brookings (52%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WhiteFew work in Stickney
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 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 43.4Lowest
Schools
School district Corsica-Stickney 21-3Deubrook Area School District 05-6
High school in town None in townDeubrook High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.4
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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