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Agar vs Bethel Township 197 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (71.5× in Agar) and typical home built (49 yrs in Bethel Township).
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Agar, SD A small town of 81 South Dakota · 81 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.
Agar A small town of 81
Quiet strengths Agar doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Agar →
Bethel Township A small town of 89
Quiet strengths Bethel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bethel 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 $340 more a month in Bethel Township 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.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Agar $770 /mo
Typical home $114K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Bethel Township $1,110 /mo
Typical home $181K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · Housing →
The difference: $340 a month , about $4,000 a year , between Bethel Township and Agar.
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
Outdoors & history
Community
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 197 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Agar ↔ Bethel Township 197 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
81 Lowest 89 Highest
Median age
54.1 ±23.1 Lowest 42% above SD 59.4 ±12.8 Highest 56% above SD
Kids under 18
11.1% ±37.9 Highest SD: 24.2% 5.6% ±30.9 Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+
38.3% ±24.1 Highest SD: 18% 29.2% ±36.5 Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.6% Lowest SD: 31.9% 38.8% Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±17.5 SD: 5% 0% ±15.9 SD: 5%
Household incomemedian
— $125,714 ±$90k 67% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$114,200 ±$13k Lowest 56% below SD $181,300 ±$121k Highest 30% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly
— $1,854 32% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
12.5% ±100 Highest SD: 39.8% 0% ±100 Lowest SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line
16% Highest SD: 11.9% 0% Lowest SD: 11.9%
Homeownersof occupied homes
68.6% Highest SD: 68.6% 59.7% Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year
1987 Highest 7 yrs newer than SD 1938 Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Average commuteone way
14 min Lowest 24% below SD 24 min Highest 34% above SD
Work from home
5.4% ±7.5 Lowest SD: 9.7% 11.1% ±14.8 Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
23.3 mi Highest 18.3 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.16 Lowest 0.27 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Onida (32%) Vermillion (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Bethel Township Few work in Agar
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 0.1% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 8.3 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.2 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
93.0 Highest 1.3 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Bethel Township or Agar: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Bethel Township? → Moving to Bethel Township: what should I know? →
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Towns like Agar 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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