Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (22.7× in Banner Township) and homeowners (+23.5 pts renters in Banner Township).
Banner Township ↔ Logan Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.
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 TownshipLogan Township
Your priorities
People
Population33Lowest76Highest
Median age64.2±11.4Highest 69% above SD49.2±22.8Lowest 29% above SD
Banner Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 180%±85.7Lowest SD: 24.2%23.7%±36.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Logan Township 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%0%±45.6Lowest SD: 18%
Banner Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.
