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

C−TrippBetter than 18% of districts in the state B+KadokaBetter than 71% 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

TrippKadoka

Snow a year37″38″

January low9°F 8°F

July high86°F 88°F

Growing season (days)158d 132d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th 60th

Outdoors & history

TrippKadoka

Settled1910 1906

National Register places—3

Famous people born here1 —

Community

TrippKadoka

Library hours a week6 hrs 23 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.

Where they are

182 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TrippSD KadokaSD

Tripp ↔ Kadoka182 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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

TrippKadoka

People

Population 574Highest 372Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.1%Highest SD: +8.9% -17%Lowest SD: +8.9%

Median age 48.8±4.8Highest 28% above SD 47.1±13.6Lowest 24% above SD

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

Kids under 18 17.8%±5.3Highest SD: 24.2% 16.7%±10Lowest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 25.6%±5.2Lowest SD: 18% 28.5%±2.5Highest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Highest SD: 31.9% 19.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±2.5Lowest SD: 5% 0.5%±2.8Highest SD: 5%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $59,167±$13kHighest 21% below SD $43,750±$8kLowest 42% below SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $66,300±$14k 74% below SD —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $334±$40Lowest 65% below SD $413±$308Highest 56% below SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,526Lowest 44% below SD $1,641Highest 40% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 17.9%±30.7Lowest SD: 39.8% 26.9%±33.7Highest SD: 39.8%

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

Below poverty line 16.3%Highest SD: 11.9% 12.7%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 67.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 61.8%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than SD 1973Highest 7 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 30% above SD 11 minLowest 39% below SD

Work from home 4.6%±4.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±5.8Lowest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 6.7%Lowest 29.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Lowest 0.98Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Parkston (13%)Philip (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KadokaFew work in Tripp

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 91.4Highest 41.8Lowest

Schools

School district Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5Kadoka Area School District 35-2

High school in town Tripp-Delmont High School - 01Kadoka Area High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school 5.5Lowest 7.6Highest

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Tripp vs Kadoka

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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