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Anina Township vs Pleasant Valley Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: work from home (+68.7 pts in Pleasant Valley Township) and median age (41.7 yrs in Pleasant Valley Township).

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Anina Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 19 people
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Pleasant Valley Township, SDAn outdoors townAurora County · 16 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 · Where they are

Anina Township and Pleasant Valley Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Anina TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipAnina TownshipPleasant Valley Township
Anina Township ↔ Pleasant Valley Township5.2 miles apart · They share a border
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
Anina TownshipPleasant Valley Township
Snow a year45″38″
January low7°F8°F
July high84°F86°F
Growing season (days)157d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st48th
Outdoors & history
Anina TownshipPleasant Valley Township
Trails1 mi4 mi
Conserved land39.9%18.4%
National Register places1—
Community
Anina TownshipPleasant Valley 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.

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.

Anina TownshipPleasant Valley Township
People
Population 19Highest 16Lowest
Median age 30.3±35.7Lowest 20% below SD 72±5Highest 89% above SD
Kids under 18 15.8%±100Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2%
Anina Township and Pleasant Valley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% 87.5%±100Highest SD: 18%
Pleasant Valley Township and Anina Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 62.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 0%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±74.4 SD: 5% 0%±88.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $425,000±$406k 65% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $4,083 50% above SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 31.3%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1986 6 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 31.3%±23.4Lowest SD: 9.7% 100%Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 95.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Alpena (40%)Sioux Falls (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pleasant Valley TownshipFew work in Anina Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 39.9%Highest 18.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 4.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.8Highest
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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