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Beulah Township vs Sully Township

90 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.8× in Beulah Township) and typical home built (47 yrs in Sully Township).

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Beulah Township, SDKnown for its schoolsHanson County · 94 people
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Sully Township, SDA small town of 75Tripp County · 75 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.

Sully TownshipA small town of 75
Quiet strengthsSully Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sully 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 · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Beulah Township$1,670/mo
Typical home $283K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →
Sully Township$1,570/mo
Typical home $272K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Beulah Township and Sully Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

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
Beulah TownshipSully Township
Snow a year36″49″
January low6°F13°F
July high84°F90°F
Growing season (days)143d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th69th
Outdoors & history
Beulah TownshipSully Township
Conserved land6.9%0%
National Register places1—
Community
Beulah TownshipSully 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.

Where they are

90 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Beulah Township ↔ Sully Township90 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.

Beulah TownshipSully Township
People
Population 94Highest 75Lowest
Median age 66.2±63.7Highest 74% above SD 65±10.6Lowest 71% above SD
Beulah Township and Sully Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±30.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 8%±33.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Sully Township and Beulah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 51.1%±79.8Lowest SD: 18% 52%±55.5Highest SD: 18%
Sully Township and Beulah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 6.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15Lowest SD: 5% 6.7%±16.9Highest SD: 5%
Sully Township and Beulah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,750±$54kHighest 38% above SD $88,580±$7kLowest 18% above SD
Beulah Township and Sully Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $283,300±$72kHighest 10% above SD $271,600±$52kLowest 6% above SD
Beulah Township and Sully Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,222Highest 18% below SD $1,716Lowest 37% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 min 12% above SD —
Work from home 45.9%±94.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 51.7%±41.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Sully Township and Beulah 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 19.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.21Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (37%)Winner (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sully TownshipFew work in Beulah Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 18.6 miLowest 22.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.4Lowest
Schools
School district Hanson School District 30-1—
High school in town None in town—
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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