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Bryant Township vs Harmon Township

Next-door neighbors in Roberts County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.7× in Bryant Township) and age 65+ (+65.4 pts in Bryant Township).

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Bryant Township, SDA small town of 152Roberts County · 152 people
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Harmon Township, SDA small town of 248Roberts County · 248 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.

Bryant TownshipA small town of 152
Quiet strengthsBryant Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bryant Township →
Harmon TownshipA small town of 248
Quiet strengthsHarmon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Harmon Township →
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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Bryant 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.

Bryant Township$1,660/mo
Typical home $283K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →
Harmon Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $192K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,100 a year, between Bryant Township and Harmon 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.

Where they are

Bryant Township and Harmon Township share a border

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

Bryant TownshipHarmon TownshipBryant TownshipHarmon Township
Bryant Township ↔ Harmon Township6.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Harmon Township residents work in Bryant Township (5.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Harmon Township →
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
Bryant TownshipHarmon Township
Snow a year44″43″
January low1°F3°F
July high84°F82°F
Growing season (days)141d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Bryant TownshipHarmon Township
Trails1 mi4 mi
Conserved land7%6.7%
Community
Bryant TownshipHarmon 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.

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.

Bryant TownshipHarmon Township
People
Population 152Lowest 248Highest
Median age 69.5±11.1Highest 83% above SD 50.6±6.6Lowest 33% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±18.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 14.1%±7.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Harmon Township and Bryant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 80.3%±9.5Highest SD: 18% 14.9%±5.8Lowest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.8%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.3Lowest SD: 5% 6.5%±7.5Highest SD: 5%
Harmon Township and Bryant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,750±$15kLowest 8% below SD $142,083±$87kHighest 89% above SD
Harmon Township and Bryant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $283,300±$207kHighest 10% above SD $191,700±$127kLowest 26% below SD
Bryant Township and Harmon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,069Highest 24% below SD $1,714Lowest 37% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 6.6%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 92.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 17 yrs newer than SD 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 17 min 7% below SD
Work from home 5.4%±6Lowest SD: 9.7% 24.1%±20.4Highest SD: 9.7%
Harmon Township and Bryant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.45Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (29%)Sisseton (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Harmon Township6% work in Bryant Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7%Highest 6.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miLowest 3.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4 4
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 1.1Lowest
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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