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Yankton vs Huron

110 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+40% in Yankton) and property tax bill (+30% in Yankton).

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Yankton, SDA history townSouth Dakota · 15,540 people
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Huron, SDHomes around $181KSouth Dakota · 14,385 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.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Yankton

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.

Yankton$1,710/mo
Typical home $276K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $790/mo · Housing →
Huron$1,130/mo
Typical home $181K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $6,900 a year, between Yankton and Huron.

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

Yankton places higher on 15 of 25 SD lists

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.

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
YanktonHuron
Snow a year38″44″
January low10°F6°F
July high87°F86°F
Growing season (days)164d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th55th
Outdoors & history
YanktonHuron
Trails8 mi10 mi
Conserved land4.4%1.7%
Settled18581883
National Register places249
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—32
Community
YanktonHuron
Library hours a week60 hrs58 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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

110 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Yankton ↔ Huron110 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.

YanktonHuron
People
Population 15,540Highest 14,385Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.6%Lowest SD: +8.9% +13.3%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 41.4±1.7Highest 9% above SD 36.1±1.9Lowest 5% below SD
Kids under 18 21.2%±2.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 28.7%±3.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 22%±2.7Highest SD: 18% 17.4%±1.9Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 27%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±1.2Highest SD: 5% 3.7%±1.4Lowest SD: 5%
Yankton and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $67,804±$10kHighest 10% below SD $61,452±$11kLowest 18% below SD
Yankton and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $222,700±$17kHighest 13% below SD $159,000±$17kLowest 38% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $790±$61Lowest 16% below SD $888±$59Highest 6% below SD
Huron and Yankton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,507Highest 8% below SD $1,926Lowest 29% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36%±8.3Lowest SD: 39.8% 41.2%±10.6Highest SD: 39.8%
Huron and Yankton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 68.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 4 yrs older than SD 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minHighest 25% below SD 12 minLowest 33% below SD
Work from home 5.5%±2.7Highest SD: 9.7% 5.3%±2Lowest SD: 9.7%
Yankton and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 61.2%Highest 56.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 1.8 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.32Highest 1.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (9%)Alpena (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HuronFew work in Yankton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.4%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.4 miLowest 10.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 mi 0.9 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 66.6Highest 62.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #12 of 34 in SD#32 of 34 in SD
School district Yankton School District 63-3Huron School District 02-2
High school in town Yankton High School - 01Huron High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school 18.0Lowest 18.9Highest
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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