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

284 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

YaleSD PringleSD

Yale ↔ Pringle284 miles apart

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Only big differences vs South Dakota average

YalePringle

People

Population 122Lowest 206Highest

Median age 45.9±11.3Highest 21% above SD 44.4±5.9Lowest 17% above SD

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

Kids under 18 14.8%±18.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 37.4%±19.9Highest SD: 24.2%

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

Age 65+ 25.4%±18.4Highest SD: 18% 10.2%±15.2Lowest SD: 18%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.7%Lowest SD: 31.9% 9.4%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.6 SD: 5% 0%±6.9 SD: 5%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $62,917±$28k 16% below SD —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $151,700±$100k 41% below SD —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,128Lowest 59% below SD $1,583Highest 42% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%

Below poverty line 15.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 4.4%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.2%Lowest SD: 68.6% 90.8%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 17% above SD 22 minHighest 21% above SD

Work from home 0%±15.4 SD: 9.7% 0%±10.4 SD: 9.7%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 29.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.88Highest 0.44Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Huron (41%)Custer (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PringleFew work in Yale

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 74.4Lowest 91.3Highest

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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