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−TulareBetter than 18% of districts in the state –Marindahl TownshipNot graded

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

TulareMarindahl Township

Snow a year—38″

January low—10°F

July high—87°F

Growing season (days)—164d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th 66th

Outdoors & history

TulareMarindahl Township

Trails—2 mi

Conserved land—2.6%

Settled1883 —

National Register places1 4

Community

TulareMarindahl Township

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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

133 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TulareSD Marindahl TownshipYankton County

Tulare ↔ Marindahl Township133 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

TulareMarindahl Township

People

Population 175Highest 151Lowest

Median age 55.9±6.1Highest 47% above SD 54.1±18.7Lowest 42% above SD

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

Kids under 18 18.9%±13.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.1%±17Highest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 36.6%±16.4Highest SD: 18% 25.2%±20.4Lowest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27%Highest SD: 31.9% 23.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±6.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±9.4Lowest SD: 5%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $60,833±$17kLowest 19% below SD $90,500±$72kHighest 21% above SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $84,300±$20k 67% below SD —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $633±$109 33% below SD —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,192Lowest 56% below SD $1,659Highest 39% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.5%±100 SD: 39.8% —

Below poverty line 19.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 88.4%Highest SD: 68.6% 83.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1955Highest 25 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 29% below SD 38 minHighest 111% above SD

Work from home 4.9%±4.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 34.6%±25.6Highest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.6%Highest 1.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Highest 0.09Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Redfield (16%)Yankton (34%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marindahl TownshipFew work in Tulare

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.3 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 108Highest 1.1Lowest

Schools

School district Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6—

High school in town Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01—

Students per teacherat that high school 8.2 —

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.

Tulare vs Marindahl Township

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