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Colman Township vs Hanson Township

56 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (10 min in Hanson Township) and street grid (+54% in Hanson Township).

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Colman Township, SDA small town of 334Moody County · 334 people
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Hanson Township, SDA small town of 454Hanson County · 454 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.

Colman TownshipA small town of 334
Quiet strengthsColman Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Colman Township →
Hanson TownshipA small town of 454
Quiet strengthsHanson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hanson 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 $210 more a month in Colman 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.

Colman Township$2,240/mo
Typical home $375K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · Housing →
Hanson Township$2,030/mo
Typical home $328K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Colman Township and Hanson 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
Colman TownshipHanson Township
Snow a year43″36″
January low—6°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th55th
Outdoors & history
Colman TownshipHanson Township
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—1.6%
Settled1880—
Community
Colman TownshipHanson 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

56 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Colman Township ↔ Hanson Township56 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.

Colman TownshipHanson Township
People
Population 334Lowest 454Highest
Median age 41.2±11.2Highest 8% above SD 37±2.2Lowest about the SD average
Colman Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.2%±7.4Highest SD: 24.2% 31.1%±4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Colman Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.3%±8.6Highest SD: 18% 5.5%±6.4Lowest SD: 18%
Colman Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 31.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±2.5Highest SD: 5% 0.9%±2.6Lowest SD: 5%
Colman Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $124,722±$9kHighest 66% above SD $110,500±$28kLowest 47% above SD
Colman Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $375,000±$129kHighest 46% above SD $328,100±$64kLowest 27% above SD
Colman Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,266Lowest 20% above SD $3,724Highest 37% 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 92%Highest SD: 68.6% 87.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1954Highest 26 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 35% above SD 14 minLowest 21% below SD
Work from home 17%±9.9Highest SD: 9.7% 7.7%±7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Colman Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.93Highest 0.91Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (22%)Mitchell (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hanson TownshipFew work in Colman Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.8%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 4.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 2.0Highest
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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