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Wall vs Menno

239 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.4× in Menno) and home values (+48% in Wall).

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Wall, SDA regional job hubSouth Dakota · 622 people
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Menno, SDA regional job hubSouth Dakota · 653 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 →
MennoA regional job hub
Work344 jobsbased in Menno, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 18%of SD districts All about Menno →
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.

Street grid4.4×
Menno has the more walkable street grid
Menno 128Wall 29.0
Home values+48%
Homes cost more in Wall
Wall $164,800Menno $111,500
Growth since 2010+9.7 pts
Menno has grown faster since 2010
Menno +1%Wall -8.7%
Seasonal homes+16.9 pts
Wall has more second homes
Wall 16.9%Menno 0%
Typical home built15 yrs
Menno’s homes are older
Wall 1971Menno 1956
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,290 more a month in Wall

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 →
Menno$710/mo
Typical home $112K (Census) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $396/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,290 a month, about $15,400 a year, between Wall and Menno.

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 C−MennoBetter than 18% 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
WallMenno
Snow a year30″39″
January low9°F10°F
July high89°F86°F
Growing season (days)141d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th50th
Outdoors & history
WallMenno
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0.3%—
Settled1908—
National Register places—4
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here1—
Community
WallMenno
Library hours a week19 hrs44 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

239 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WallSDMennoSD
Wall ↔ Menno239 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.

WallMenno
People
Population 622Lowest 653Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.7%Lowest SD: +8.9% +1%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 46.2±8.9Lowest 22% above SD 47.2±8.2Highest 24% above SD
Menno 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% 22.5%±3.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Menno 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% 31.5%±6.9Highest SD: 18%
Menno 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%Highest SD: 31.9% 20.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±2.3Lowest SD: 5% 2%±2.4Highest SD: 5%
Menno and Wall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,984±$8kLowest 21% below SD $65,833±$22kHighest 12% below SD
Menno and Wall 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 $111,500±$24kLowest 57% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $396±$331 58% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,709Highest 37% below SD $1,520Lowest 44% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.5%±53.6Highest SD: 39.8% 13.6%±23.7Lowest SD: 39.8%
Wall and Menno are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.8%Lowest SD: 11.9% 9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 74%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minHighest 3% below SD 15 minLowest 16% below SD
Work from home 4.7%±3.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 10.5%±11.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Menno 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%Lowest 16.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 48.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.70Highest 1.52Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (47%)Freeman (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MennoFew work in Wall
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 29.0Lowest 128Highest
Schools
School district Wall School District 51-5Menno School District 33-2
High school in town Wall High School - 01Menno High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school 12.3Highest 9.7Lowest
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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