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Afton Township vs Theresa Township

78 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.4× in Theresa Township) and jobs per worker (3.3× in Theresa Township).

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Afton Township, SDA small town of 129Brookings County · 129 people
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Theresa Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 200 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.

Afton TownshipA small town of 129
Quiet strengthsAfton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Afton Township →
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 about the same each month

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.

Afton Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $321K (Census) · tax rate 1.11% · Housing →
Theresa Township$1,890/mo
Typical home $325K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Afton Township and Theresa Township.

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.

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
Afton TownshipTheresa Township
Snow a year36″44″
January low4°F6°F
July high81°F86°F
Growing season (days)145d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th41st
Outdoors & history
Afton TownshipTheresa Township
Trails2 mi7 mi
Conserved land1.4%30.7%
Community
Afton TownshipTheresa Township
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

78 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Afton Township ↔ Theresa Township78 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.

Afton TownshipTheresa Township
People
Population 129Lowest 200Highest
Median age 59.6±26.5Lowest 57% above SD 60.7±7Highest 60% above SD
Theresa Township and Afton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14%±22.4Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±14.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Afton Township and Theresa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 44.2%±14.5Highest SD: 18% 40.5%±16.2Lowest SD: 18%
Afton Township and Theresa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 27.7%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±9.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±7.1Lowest SD: 5%
Afton Township and Theresa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,333±$76kLowest 18% above SD $92,031±$29kHighest 23% above SD
Theresa Township and Afton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $320,800±$72kLowest 25% above SD $325,000±$129kHighest 26% above SD
Theresa Township and Afton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,571Highest 31% above SD $2,214Lowest 19% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Highest SD: 68.6% 93.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1965Highest 15 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 37% above SD 14 minLowest 22% below SD
Work from home 0%±16.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.5%±14.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Theresa Township and Afton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.46Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (52%)Huron (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Theresa TownshipFew work in Afton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 30.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 6.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.9Highest
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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