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Warner vs Humboldt

136 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (+46% in Warner) and typical home built (38 yrs in Humboldt).

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Warner, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 512 people

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Humboldt, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 732 people

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.

WarnerKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 99%of SD districts All about Warner →

HumboldtKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 67%of SD districts All about Humboldt →

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.

Rent runs higher in Warner

Warner $1,089Humboldt $745

Typical home built38 yrs

Humboldt’s homes are older

Warner 1992Humboldt 1954

Average commute9 min

Warner has the shorter commute

Humboldt 28 minWarner 18 min

Home values+18%

Homes cost more in Warner

Warner $268,100Humboldt $227,700

Bachelor’s degree++8.9 pts

More adults in Warner have a degree

Warner 42.7%Humboldt 33.8%

★ What stands out · 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

A+WarnerBetter than 99% of districts in the state B+HumboldtBetter than 67% of districts in the state

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Humboldt

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.

Down paymentRate%

Warner$1,740/mo

Typical home $284K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $1,089/mo · Housing →

Humboldt$2,120/mo

Typical home $337K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $745/mo · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,500 a year, between Humboldt and Warner.

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.

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

WarnerHumboldt

Snow a year34″31″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th 26th

Outdoors & history

WarnerHumboldt

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Community

WarnerHumboldt

Library hours a week—10 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

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WarnerSD HumboldtSD

Warner ↔ Humboldt136 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

WarnerHumboldt

People

Population 512Lowest 732Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -1.7% SD: +8.9%

Median age 34.4±8.1Highest 9% below SD 33.1±5.9Lowest 13% below SD

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

Kids under 18 34.8%±3.3Highest SD: 24.2% 32.2%±9.1Lowest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 6.8%±4.3Lowest SD: 18% 9.4%±2.4Highest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.7%Highest SD: 31.9% 33.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±2.8Highest SD: 5% 3.4%±2.2Lowest SD: 5%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $113,750±$25kHighest 52% above SD $95,469±$14kLowest 27% above SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $268,100±$25kHighest 4% above SD $227,700±$12kLowest 12% below SD

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,089±$130Highest 15% above SD $745±$45Lowest 21% below SD

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,826Lowest 4% above SD $2,841Highest 4% above SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 77.8%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±76.9Lowest SD: 39.8%

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

Below poverty line 0.4%Lowest SD: 11.9% 0.5%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 94.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 89.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than SD 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest about the SD average 28 minHighest 55% above SD

Work from home 5.1%±4.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 11.6%±4.7Highest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 2.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 18.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Highest 0.47Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (42%)Sioux Falls (59%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HumboldtFew work in Warner

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 103Lowest 105Highest

Schools

School district Warner School District 06-5West Central School District 49-7

High school in town Warner High School - 01None in town

Students per teacherat that high school 10.9 —

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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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.