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Bryan Township vs Wagner

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (48.4× in Wagner) and home values (2.2× in Bryan Township).

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Bryan Township, SDA small town of 341Charles Mix County · 341 people
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Wagner, SDOne of the safest townsSouth Dakota · 1,529 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.

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 →
WagnerOne of the safest towns
SafetySafer than 5%of U.S. towns we grade Work1,047 jobsbased in Wagner, a regional job hub Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Wagner →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid48.4×
Wagner has the more walkable street grid
Wagner 58.1Bryan Township 1.2
Home values2.2×
Homes cost more in Bryan Township
Bryan Township $292,900Wagner $136,000
Household income2.1×
Households in Bryan Township earn more
Bryan Township $99,219Wagner $47,462
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Bryan Township
Bryan Township $3,167Wagner $1,607
Work in town+41 pts
More of Wagner’s workers stay in town
Wagner 42.7%Bryan Township 1.7%
Jobs per worker2.9×
Wagner is more of a job hub
Wagner 2.06Bryan Township 0.72
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $950 more a month in Bryan 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.

Bryan Township$1,800/mo
Typical home $293K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $669/mo · Housing →
Wagner$850/mo
Typical home $136K (Census) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $684/mo · Housing →

The difference: $950 a month, about $11,400 a year, between Bryan Township and Wagner.

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.

Where they are

Bryan Township and Wagner share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Bryan TownshipWagnerBryan TownshipWagner
Bryan Township ↔ Wagner4.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
44 Bryan Township residents work in Wagner (38.3% of its workers)
19 Wagner residents work in Bryan Township (3.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bryan Township →
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.

Safety
–Bryan TownshipNot graded DWagnerSafer than 5% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Bryan TownshipNot graded CWagnerBetter than 26% of districts in the state
Health
–Bryan TownshipNot graded DWagnerHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns
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 TownshipWagner
Snow a year31″31″
January low12°F12°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)165d165d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd43rd
Outdoors & history
Bryan TownshipWagner
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land0.7%—
Settled—1900
Archive photos—3
Famous people born here—3
Community
Bryan TownshipWagner
Library hours a week—38 hrs
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.

Bryan TownshipWagner
People
Population 341Lowest 1,529Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -4.9% SD: +8.9%
Median age 32.8±13.4Lowest 14% below SD 34.3±5.1Highest 10% below SD
Wagner 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% 29.8%±5Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 19.9%±8.7Highest SD: 18% 19.6%±4Lowest SD: 18%
Bryan Township and Wagner 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% 22.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.1Lowest SD: 5% 2.2%±1.4Highest SD: 5%
Wagner 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 $47,462±$6kLowest 37% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $292,900±$122kHighest 14% above SD $136,000±$16kLowest 47% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $669±$13Lowest 29% below SD $684±$127Highest 28% below SD
Wagner and Bryan Township 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 $1,607Lowest 41% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63%±88.4Highest SD: 39.8% 34.9%±11.9Lowest SD: 39.8%
Bryan Township and Wagner 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% 15.7%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.7%Highest SD: 68.6% 55.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 7 yrs older than SD 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 34% below SD 12 minHighest 33% below SD
Work from home 10.2%±13.6Highest SD: 9.7% 0.9%±1Lowest SD: 9.7%
Bryan Township and Wagner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Lowest 42.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Lowest 2.06Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wagner (38%)Dante (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 38% work in Wagner4% work in Bryan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%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 58.1Highest
Schools
School district —Wagner Community School District 11-4
High school in town —Wagner High School - 01
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.7
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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