South Dakota vs Utah
Twenty measures that tend to decide a move, side by side. Every figure is the same one the map shows, from the same source.
South Dakota comes out ahead on 10 of them and Utah on 5, but that tally is not a recommendation: it weighs a difference in class size the same as a difference in house price. Read the rows that matter to you.
MeasureSouth DakotaUtah
Home price$325,618$541,692
Rent paid$941$1,489
Cost of living91.9102.2
Income$76,881$96,658
Property tax1.00%0.48%
Income tax0.00%4.50%
Sales tax6.11%7.42%
Electric bill$138$102
Temperature47.4°F51.6°F
Snowfall29.7 in65.6 in
Precipitation23.7 in17.3 in
Sunshine4.08 kWh/m²4.78 kWh/m²
Students per teacher14.221.9
Bachelor's or higher34.2%39.1%
Crime rate362230
Commute18.5 min23.2 min
Unemployment2.0%3.6%
Population change+5.5%+8.2%
Wildfire risk75.595.3
Flood risk54.574.6
Bold marks the better figure where a measure has a better direction. Weather, snowfall and rainfall are shown plain, because warmer is not better — it is a preference.