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Banner Township vs Iroquois

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (56× in Iroquois) and size (11.8× in Iroquois).

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Banner Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 33 people
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Iroquois, SDKnown for its schoolsSouth Dakota · 389 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

Banner Township and Iroquois share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Banner TownshipIroquoisBanner TownshipIroquois
Banner Township ↔ Iroquois4.4 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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 TownshipIroquois
Snow a year39″39″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st30th
Outdoors & history
Banner TownshipIroquois
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land20.2%5.7%
National Register places—1
Community
Banner TownshipIroquois
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.

Banner TownshipIroquois
People
Population 33Lowest 389Highest
Median age 64.2±11.4Highest 69% above SD 30.8±17Lowest 19% below SD
Kids under 18 0%±85.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 25.4%±4.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Iroquois and Banner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 42.4%±81.9Highest SD: 18% 11.6%±4.9Lowest SD: 18%
Banner Township and Iroquois 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% 19.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±42.9Lowest SD: 5% 2.6%±2.1Highest SD: 5%
Iroquois 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 — $59,926±$19k 20% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $156,300±$25k 39% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $504±$100 47% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,125Highest 22% below SD $1,514Lowest 44% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 13.8%±50.1Highest SD: 39.8%
Iroquois and Banner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 2.3%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 79.9%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 1 yr older than SD 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest about the SD average 24 minHighest 35% above SD
Work from home 15.4%±19.8Highest SD: 9.7% 1.7%±2.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Banner Township and Iroquois are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.36Highest 0.72Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (50%)De Smet (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in IroquoisFew work in Banner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.2%Highest 5.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 61.6Highest
Schools
School district —Iroquois School District 02-3
High school in town —Iroquois High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.3
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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