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Bates Township vs East Hanson Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.6× in East Hanson Township) and trails (2.7× in Bates Township).

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Bates Township, SDA small town of 49Brown County · 49 people
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East Hanson Township, SDA small town of 47Brown County · 47 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.

Bates TownshipA small town of 49
Quiet strengthsBates Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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East Hanson TownshipA small town of 47
Quiet strengthsEast Hanson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about East Hanson Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Bates Township and East Hanson Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bates TownshipEast Hanson TownshipBates TownshipEast Hanson Township
Bates Township ↔ East Hanson Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Bates TownshipEast Hanson Township
Snow a year32″32″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th38th
Outdoors & history
Bates TownshipEast Hanson Township
Trails17 mi6 mi
Conserved land2.7%5.8%
National Register places—1
Archive photos1—
Community
Bates TownshipEast Hanson 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.

Bates TownshipEast Hanson Township
People
Population 49Highest 47Lowest
Median age 65.1±18.6Highest 71% above SD 43.8±6Lowest 15% above SD
Bates Township and East Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±57.7 SD: 24.2% 0%±60.2 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 55.1%±77.5Highest SD: 18% 4.3%±70.7Lowest SD: 18%
Bates Township and East Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±28.9 SD: 5% 0%±30.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 55.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest same as SD 1997Highest 17 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 61.3%±62.5Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±33.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Bates Township and East Hanson Township 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 23.8 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 1.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Groton (24%)Aberdeen (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in East Hanson TownshipFew work in Bates Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Lowest 5.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 17.3 miHighest 6.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.2Highest
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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