South Dakota vs Wyoming
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelySouth Dakota comes out ahead on 4 of them and Wyoming on 2, 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 DakotaWyoming
Typical home value$317,874$369,044
Home price-to-income4.1×4.9×
Household income$76,881$75,532
Property tax1.00%0.53%
Income tax0.00%0.00%
Sales tax6.11%5.39%
Temperature47.4°F45.1°F
Population924,669587,618
Cost of living91.993.7
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.