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Bryan Township vs Montrose

67 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (85.9× in Montrose) and kids under 18 (+21.1 pts in Bryan Township).

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Bryan Township, SDA small town of 341Charles Mix County · 341 people
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Montrose, SDA history townSouth Dakota · 483 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.

Bryan TownshipA small town of 341
Quiet strengthsBryan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bryan 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 $520 more a month in Montrose

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.

Bryan Township$1,800/mo
Typical home $293K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $669/mo · Housing →
Montrose$2,320/mo
Typical home $383K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $663/mo · Housing →

The difference: $520 a month, about $6,200 a year, between Montrose and Bryan 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
Bryan TownshipMontrose
Snow a year31″31″
January low12°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)165d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd52nd
Outdoors & history
Bryan TownshipMontrose
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land0.7%—
Settled—1880
Archive photos—29
Community
Bryan TownshipMontrose
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

67 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bryan Township ↔ Montrose67 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.

Bryan TownshipMontrose
People
Population 341Lowest 483Highest
Median age 32.8±13.4Lowest 14% below SD 35.6±11.6Highest 6% below SD
Montrose and Bryan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 43.7%±4.7Highest SD: 24.2% 22.6%±3.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 19.9%±8.7Highest SD: 18% 12.6%±2.7Lowest SD: 18%
Bryan Township and Montrose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 26%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.1Lowest SD: 5% 5.6%±3.3Highest SD: 5%
Montrose and Bryan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $99,219±$31kHighest 32% above SD $78,125±$13kLowest 4% above SD
Bryan Township and Montrose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $292,900±$122kHighest 14% above SD $239,700±$53kLowest 7% below SD
Bryan Township and Montrose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $669±$13Highest 29% below SD $663±$61Lowest 30% below SD
Bryan Township and Montrose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,167Highest 16% above SD $2,339Lowest 14% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63%±88.4Highest SD: 39.8% 29.2%±48Lowest SD: 39.8%
Bryan Township and Montrose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.4%Highest SD: 11.9% 7.5%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.7%Lowest SD: 68.6% 74.1%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than SD 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 34% below SD 24 minHighest 34% above SD
Work from home 10.2%±13.6Highest SD: 9.7% 3.7%±2.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Bryan Township and Montrose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Lowest 5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Highest 0.48Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wagner (38%)Sioux Falls (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MontroseFew work in Bryan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 103Highest
Schools
School district —Montrose School District 43-2
High school in town —Montrose High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.3
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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