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Vienna vs Altamont 41 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.3× in Vienna) and jobs per worker (3.7× in Vienna).
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.
Vienna A small town of 49
Quiet strengths Vienna doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Vienna →
Altamont A small town of 46
Quiet strengths Altamont doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Altamont →
The biggest differences Where they differ most The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.
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
Growing season (days) — 146d Outdoors & history
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 41 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Vienna ↔ Altamont 41 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
49 Highest 46 Lowest
Median age
34.8 ±46.1 Lowest 8% below SD 37.3 ±25 Highest about the SD average
Kids under 18
22.4% ±50.5 Lowest SD: 24.2% 37% ±44.1 Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
34.7% ±63.4 Highest SD: 18% 26.1% ±72.5 Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
5.6% Lowest SD: 31.9% 7.4% Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±28.9 Lowest SD: 5% 2.2% ±22.1 Highest SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
$43,125 ±$30k 43% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $252,800 ±$61k about the SD average
Property taxmedian, yearly
— $1,583 42% below SD
Below poverty line
0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938 Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1987 Highest 7 yrs newer than SD
Average commuteone way
— 18 min about the SD average
Work from home
18.2% ±39.1 Highest SD: 9.7% 0% ±50 Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
21.3 mi Lowest 36.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.71 Highest 0.19 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Day Township (14%) Brookings (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Altamont Few work in Vienna
Conserved landshare of the town
26.5% Lowest 35.2% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 0.6 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.5 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
23.7 Highest 7.2 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there 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.
Vienna or Altamont: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Vienna? → Moving to Vienna: what should I know? →
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Altamont or Vienna: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Altamont? → Moving to Altamont: what should I know? →
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Bordering Vienna Towns like Vienna 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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