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Crandon Township vs Daneville Township

130 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8.4× in Crandon Township) and work from home (+54.1 pts in Crandon Township).

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Crandon Township, SDA small town of 101Spink County · 101 people
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Daneville Township, SDA small town of 207Turner County · 207 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.

Crandon TownshipA small town of 101
Quiet strengthsCrandon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crandon Township →
Daneville TownshipA small town of 207
Quiet strengthsDaneville Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Daneville 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.

Trails8.4×
Crandon Township has more miles of trail
Crandon Township 12.6 miDaneville Township 1.5 mi
Work from home+54.1 pts
More people work from home in Crandon Township
Crandon Township 54.1%Daneville Township 0%
Property tax bill2.2×
Tax bills are bigger in Daneville Township
Daneville Township $2,971Crandon Township $1,375
Bachelor’s degree++20.1 pts
More adults in Crandon Township have a degree
Crandon Township 69.2%Daneville Township 49.1%
Street grid2×
Daneville Township has the more walkable street grid
Daneville Township 1.2Crandon Township 0.6
Size2×
Daneville Township is the bigger place
Daneville Township 207Crandon Township 101
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Crandon 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.

Crandon Township$2,050/mo
Typical home $370K (Census) · tax rate 0.37% · Housing →
Daneville Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $275K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Crandon Township and Daneville 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
Crandon TownshipDaneville Township
Snow a year—31″
January low—7°F
July high—84°F
Growing season (days)—151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th46th
Outdoors & history
Crandon TownshipDaneville Township
Trails13 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.4%0.9%
National Register places—1
Community
Crandon TownshipDaneville 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

130 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crandon TownshipSpink CountyDaneville TownshipTurner County
Crandon Township ↔ Daneville Township130 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.

Crandon TownshipDaneville Township
People
Population 101Lowest 207Highest
Median age 26.1±9.5Lowest 31% below SD 30.7±11.5Highest 19% below SD
Daneville Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.7%±20.5Highest SD: 24.2% 29.5%±12.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Crandon Township and Daneville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.9%±31.9Lowest SD: 18% 23.7%±14.8Highest SD: 18%
Daneville Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 69.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 49.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.8%±18.7Highest SD: 5% 9.7%±10.2Lowest SD: 5%
Crandon Township and Daneville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,708±$73kLowest 50% above SD $113,750±$51kHighest 52% above SD
Daneville Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $370,000±$127kHighest 44% above SD $275,000±$76kLowest 7% above SD
Crandon Township and Daneville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,375Lowest 50% below SD $2,971Highest 9% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 29.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 9.7%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 82.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Lowest 9 yrs newer than SD 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 16 min 12% below SD
Work from home 54.1%±31.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±10.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 28.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.19Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mellette (15%)Sioux Falls (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Daneville TownshipFew work in Crandon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.6 miHighest 1.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 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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