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Banner Township vs Andover

69 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (67.1× in Andover) and jobs per worker (9.7× in Banner Township).

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Banner Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 33 people
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Andover, SDA small town of 31South Dakota · 31 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.

AndoverA small town of 31
Quiet strengthsAndover doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

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
Banner TownshipAndover
Snow a year39″32″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st18th
Outdoors & history
Banner TownshipAndover
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land20.2%—
National Register places—1
Community
Banner TownshipAndover
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

69 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Banner Township ↔ Andover69 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.

Banner TownshipAndover
People
Population 33Highest 31Lowest
Median age 64.2±11.4Highest 69% above SD 61.6±2.3Lowest 62% above SD
Banner Township and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±85.7 SD: 24.2% 0%±91.2 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 42.4%±81.9Highest SD: 18% 29%±86.7Lowest SD: 18%
Banner Township and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 23.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±42.9Lowest SD: 5% 9.7%±34.4Highest SD: 5%
Andover and Banner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $68,333±$36k 9% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $57,500±$17k 78% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,125Highest 22% below SD $763Lowest 72% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 12.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 9.7%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 86.4%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 1 yr older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minHighest about the SD average 13 minLowest 26% below SD
Work from home 15.4%±19.8Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±71.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Banner Township and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.36Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (50%)Sioux Falls (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AndoverFew work in Banner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 73.8Highest
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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