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Bridgewater Township vs Sharon Township

21 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14.2× in Sharon Township) and average commute (17 min in Sharon Township).

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Bridgewater Township, SDA small town of 238McCook County · 238 people
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Sharon Township, SDA small town of 161Hutchinson County · 161 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.

Bridgewater TownshipA small town of 238
Quiet strengthsBridgewater Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bridgewater Township →
Sharon TownshipA small town of 161
Quiet strengthsSharon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sharon 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 $990 more a month in Sharon Township

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.

Bridgewater Township$2,120/mo
Typical home $365K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →
Sharon Township$3,110/mo
Typical home $539K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →

The difference: $990 a month, about $11,900 a year, between Sharon Township and Bridgewater 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
Bridgewater TownshipSharon Township
Snow a year36″39″
January low6°F10°F
July high84°F86°F
Growing season (days)143d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th39th
Outdoors & history
Bridgewater TownshipSharon Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land4.7%—
Archive photos8—
Famous people born here2—
Community
Bridgewater TownshipSharon 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

21 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bridgewater TownshipSharon TownshipBridgewater TownshipSharon Township
Bridgewater Township ↔ Sharon Township21 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.

Bridgewater TownshipSharon Township
People
Population 238Highest 161Lowest
Median age 13.7±29.4Lowest 64% below SD 21.8±18.1Highest 43% below SD
Sharon Township and Bridgewater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 52.9%±46Highest SD: 24.2% 46%±18.7Lowest SD: 24.2%
Bridgewater Township and Sharon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8%±11.5Lowest SD: 18% 10.6%±17.3Highest SD: 18%
Sharon Township and Bridgewater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 46.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.9Lowest SD: 5% 5%±9.4Highest SD: 5%
Sharon Township and Bridgewater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $128,618±$10k 71% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $365,000±$149kLowest 42% above SD $539,100±$166kHighest 109% above SD
Sharon Township and Bridgewater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,464Lowest 10% below SD $3,413Highest 25% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.1%Highest SD: 68.6% 76.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1940Lowest 40 yrs older than SD 1958Highest 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 92% above SD 18 minLowest about the SD average
Work from home 14.7%±10.6Highest SD: 9.7% 4.1%±7.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Bridgewater Township and Sharon 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 38.8 miHighest 24.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (39%)Tripp (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sharon TownshipFew work in Bridgewater Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.7%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 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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