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Big Stone Township vs Prosper Township

137 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.8× in Big Stone Township) and property tax bill (2.1× in Prosper Township).

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Big Stone Township, SDAn outdoors townGrant County · 426 people
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Prosper Township, SDA small town of 498Davison County · 498 people
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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.

Big Stone TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.4% conserved land1.6 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Big Stone Township →
Prosper TownshipA small town of 498
Quiet strengthsProsper Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Prosper 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.

Jobs per worker11.8×
Big Stone Township is more of a job hub
Big Stone Township 1.18Prosper Township 0.10
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Prosper Township
Prosper Township $2,938Big Stone Township $1,428
Trails3.7×
Prosper Township has more miles of trail
Prosper Township 5.9 miBig Stone Township 1.6 mi
Street grid+78%
Big Stone Township has the more walkable street grid
Big Stone Township 1.6Prosper Township 0.9
Average commute8 min
Big Stone Township has the shorter commute
Prosper Township 22 minBig Stone Township 14 min
★ 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.

Big Stone Township$1,860/mo
Typical home $332K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →
Prosper Township$1,810/mo
Typical home $298K (Census) · tax rate 0.99% · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $600 a year, between Big Stone Township and Prosper 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.

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
Big Stone TownshipProsper Township
Snow a year32″41″
January low—9°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th49th
Outdoors & history
Big Stone TownshipProsper Township
Trails2 mi6 mi
Conserved land13.4%11.3%
National Register places1—
Archive photos3—
Community
Big Stone TownshipProsper 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

137 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Big Stone TownshipGrant CountyProsper TownshipDavison County
Big Stone Township ↔ Prosper Township137 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.

Big Stone TownshipProsper Township
People
Population 426Lowest 498Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +4.1% SD: +8.9%
Median age 32.6±20.8Lowest 14% below SD 38.7±8.3Highest about the SD average
Prosper Township and Big Stone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.3%±11.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 28.5%±7.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Prosper Township and Big Stone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.6%±6.6Lowest SD: 18% 19.9%±9.9Highest SD: 18%
Prosper Township and Big Stone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 12.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±3.3Lowest SD: 5% 1.4%±3Highest SD: 5%
Prosper Township and Big Stone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,759±$11kHighest 48% above SD $85,208±$64kLowest 13% above SD
Big Stone Township and Prosper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $331,600±$98kHighest 29% above SD $297,700±$71kLowest 16% above SD
Big Stone Township and Prosper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,428Lowest 48% below SD $2,938Highest 8% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0.2%Lowest SD: 11.9% 9.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 93.4%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than SD 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 22% below SD 22 minHighest 21% above SD
Work from home 0%±3.8Lowest SD: 9.7% 10.3%±10.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Prosper Township and Big Stone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.1%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 mi 7.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.18Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (42%)Mitchell (49%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Prosper TownshipFew work in Big Stone Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.4%Highest 11.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 5.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 0.9Lowest
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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