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Wall vs Centerville

271 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.3× in Centerville) and jobs per worker (3.2× in Wall).

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Wall, SDA regional job hubSouth Dakota · 622 people
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Centerville, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 903 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.

WallA regional job hub
Work468 jobsbased in Wall, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 71%of SD districts All about Wall →
CentervilleKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 86%of SD districts HistorySettled in 18943 places on the National Register All about Centerville →
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 grid3.3×
Centerville has the more walkable street grid
Centerville 96.5Wall 29.0
Jobs per worker3.2×
Wall is more of a job hub
Wall 1.70Centerville 0.53
Growth since 2010+12.8 pts
Centerville has grown faster since 2010
Centerville +4.1%Wall -8.7%
Seasonal homes+16.9 pts
Wall has more second homes
Wall 16.9%Centerville 0%
Typical home built23 yrs
Centerville’s homes are older
Wall 1971Centerville 1948
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Centerville
Centerville $2,124Wall $1,709
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Wall$2,000/mo
Typical home $327K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · Housing →
Centerville$1,910/mo
Typical home $301K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $485/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Wall and Centerville.

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
B+WallBetter than 71% of districts in the state ACentervilleBetter than 86% 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
WallCenterville
Snow a year30″31″
January low9°F7°F
July high89°F84°F
Growing season (days)141d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th46th
Outdoors & history
WallCenterville
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0.3%—
Settled19081894
National Register places—3
Archive photos65
Famous people born here12
Community
WallCenterville
Library hours a week19 hrs51 hrs
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

271 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WallSDCentervilleSD
Wall ↔ Centerville271 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.

WallCenterville
People
Population 622Lowest 903Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.7%Lowest SD: +8.9% +4.1%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 46.2±8.9Lowest 22% above SD 48.4±8.9Highest 27% above SD
Centerville and Wall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.2%±5.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 23.1%±4Highest SD: 24.2%
Centerville and Wall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.1%±6.7Lowest SD: 18% 32.3%±3.9Highest SD: 18%
Centerville and Wall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.4%Lowest SD: 31.9% 25.9%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±2.3Highest SD: 5% 1%±1.4Lowest SD: 5%
Wall and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,984±$8kHighest 21% below SD $54,318±$21kLowest 28% below SD
Wall and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $164,800±$20kHighest 36% below SD $161,200±$28kLowest 37% below SD
Wall and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $485±$327 49% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,709Lowest 37% below SD $2,124Highest 22% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.5%±53.6Lowest SD: 39.8% 53.1%±51.9Highest SD: 39.8%
Centerville and Wall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 7.7%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 78.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD 1948Lowest 32 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 3% below SD 22 minHighest 23% above SD
Work from home 4.7%±3.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 6.9%±3.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Centerville and Wall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 11.6%Highest 4.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 48.3 miHighest 27.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.70Highest 0.53Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (47%)Sioux Falls (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CentervilleFew work in Wall
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 29.0Lowest 96.5Highest
Schools
School district Wall School District 51-5Centerville School District 60-1
High school in town Wall High School - 01Centerville High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school 12.3Lowest 13.1Highest
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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