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White vs Montrose

57 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+86% in Montrose) and street grid (2.4× in Montrose).

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White, SDA small town of 484South Dakota · 484 people

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Montrose, SDA history townSouth Dakota · 483 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.

WhiteA small town of 484

Quiet strengthsWhite doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about White →

MontroseA history town

HistorySettled in 188029 archive photos, postcards and papers Housing$383K typical home19% above the SD typical home All about Montrose →

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.

Home values+86%

Homes cost more in Montrose

Montrose $239,700White $128,800

Street grid2.4×

Montrose has the more walkable street grid

Montrose 103White 43.4

Jobs per worker+92%

Montrose is more of a job hub

Montrose 0.48White 0.25

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

White$2,180/mo

Typical home $330K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.61% · or rent about $693/mo · Housing →

Montrose$2,320/mo

Typical home $383K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $663/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Montrose and White.

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−WhiteBetter than 52% of districts in the state BMontroseBetter than 60% 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

WhiteMontrose

Snow a year36″31″

January low4°F —

July high81°F —

Growing season (days)145d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 52nd

Outdoors & history

WhiteMontrose

Settled—1880

Archive photos—29

Community

WhiteMontrose

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

57 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WhiteSD MontroseSD

White ↔ Montrose57 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

WhiteMontrose

People

Population 484Highest 483Lowest

Median age 33.2±8.8Lowest 13% below SD 35.6±11.6Highest 6% below SD

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

Kids under 18 24.4%±4.5Highest SD: 24.2% 22.6%±3.6Lowest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 10.1%±3.7Lowest SD: 18% 12.6%±2.7Highest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 26%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±2.4Lowest SD: 5% 5.6%±3.3Highest SD: 5%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $67,639±$21kLowest 10% below SD $78,125±$13kHighest 4% above SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $128,800±$19kLowest 50% below SD $239,700±$53kHighest 7% below SD

Rentmedian gross, monthly $693±$109Highest 27% below SD $663±$61Lowest 30% below SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,074Lowest 24% below SD $2,339Highest 14% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.2%±33.8Lowest SD: 39.8% 29.2%±48Highest SD: 39.8%

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

Below poverty line 4.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 7.5%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74%Lowest SD: 68.6% 74.1%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than SD 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 52% above SD 24 minLowest 34% above SD

Work from home 8.5%±4Highest SD: 9.7% 3.7%±2.4Lowest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.3%Lowest 5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 0.48Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (52%)Sioux Falls (37%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MontroseFew work in White

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 43.4Lowest 103Highest

Schools

School district Deubrook Area School District 05-6Montrose School District 43-2

High school in town Deubrook High School - 01Montrose High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school 11.4Highest 11.3Lowest

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

White neighborsTown Square →

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Montrose neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering White

Afton Township129 people · $321K homes

Sherman Township195 people

Towns like White

Murdo599 people · $132K homes

Wolsey692 people · $101K homes

Iroquois389 people · $156K homes

Emery539 people · $152K homes

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.