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Wilmot vs Tulare

93 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.6× in Wilmot) and work in town (+18.4 pts in Wilmot).

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Wilmot, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 381 people

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Tulare, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 175 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.

WilmotKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 10%of SD districts All about Wilmot →

TulareKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 18%of SD districts Housing$247K typical home23% below the SD typical home All about Tulare →

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.

Jobs per worker2.6×

Wilmot is more of a job hub

Wilmot 1.42Tulare 0.55

Work in town+18.4 pts

More of Wilmot’s workers stay in town

Wilmot 22%Tulare 3.6%

Average commute8 min

Tulare has the shorter commute

Wilmot 21 minTulare 13 min

Property tax bill+24%

Tax bills are bigger in Tulare

Tulare $1,192Wilmot $963

Wilmot is the bigger place

Wilmot 381Tulare 175

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,090 more a month in Tulare

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%

Wilmot$490/mo

Typical home $78K (Census) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $608/mo · Housing →

Tulare$1,580/mo

Typical home $247K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $633/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,090 a month, about $13,100 a year, between Tulare and Wilmot.

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

DWilmotBetter than 10% of districts in the state C−TulareBetter 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

WilmotTulare

Snow a year51″—

January low3°F —

July high82°F —

Growing season (days)149d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th 30th

Outdoors & history

WilmotTulare

Settled—1883

National Register places—1

Archive photos3 —

Community

WilmotTulare

Library hours a week16 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

93 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WilmotSD TulareSD

Wilmot ↔ Tulare93 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

WilmotTulare

People

Population 381Highest 175Lowest

Median age 60.9±10.5Highest 60% above SD 55.9±6.1Lowest 47% above SD

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

Kids under 18 12.1%±6Lowest SD: 24.2% 18.9%±13.5Highest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 38.6%±5.5Highest SD: 18% 36.6%±16.4Lowest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 27%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.4Lowest SD: 5% 2.3%±6.6Highest SD: 5%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $59,583±$28kLowest 21% below SD $60,833±$17kHighest 19% below SD

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $78,300±$16kLowest 70% below SD $84,300±$20kHighest 67% below SD

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $608±$194Lowest 36% below SD $633±$109Highest 33% below SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $963Lowest 65% below SD $1,192Highest 56% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.1%±75.9Lowest SD: 39.8% 37.5%±100Highest SD: 39.8%

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

Below poverty line 12.5%Lowest SD: 11.9% 19.4%Highest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 88.4%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1958Highest 22 yrs older than SD 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 17% above SD 13 minLowest 29% below SD

Work from home 9.6%±12.2Highest SD: 9.7% 4.9%±4.5Lowest SD: 9.7%

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

Work in townworking residents 22%Highest 3.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.42Highest 0.55Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (17%)Redfield (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TulareFew work in Wilmot

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 88.5Lowest 108Highest

Schools

School district Wilmot School District 54-7Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6

High school in town Wilmot High School - 01Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01

Students per teacherat that high school 10.2Highest 8.2Lowest

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.

Wilmot neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Wilmot

Garfield Township83 people · $340K homes

Springdale Township104 people

Towns like Wilmot

Eureka778 people · $78K homes

Wessington Springs727 people · $111K homes

Wakonda399 people · $107K homes

Howard Township195 people

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.