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Crandon Township vs Pleasant Township

42 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.6× in Crandon Township) and conserved land (+23.8 pts in Pleasant Township).

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Crandon Township, SDA small town of 101Spink County · 101 people
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Pleasant Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 161 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.

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 →
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 $310 more a month in Pleasant 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 →
Pleasant Township$2,370/mo
Typical home $431K (Census) · tax rate 0.29% · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Pleasant Township and Crandon 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
Crandon TownshipPleasant Township
Snow a year—48″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th39th
Outdoors & history
Crandon TownshipPleasant Township
Trails13 mi5 mi
Conserved land0.4%24.2%
National Register places—2
Community
Crandon TownshipPleasant 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

42 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crandon Township ↔ Pleasant Township42 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 TownshipPleasant Township
People
Population 101Lowest 161Highest
Median age 26.1±9.5Highest 31% below SD 20.6±6.5Lowest 46% below SD
Crandon Township and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.7%±20.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 42.2%±30.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Pleasant Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.9%±31.9Highest SD: 18% 1.2%±19.7Lowest SD: 18%
Crandon Township and Pleasant 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%Lowest SD: 31.9% 85.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.8%±18.7Highest SD: 5% 0%±8.8Lowest SD: 5%
Crandon Township and Pleasant 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±$73kHighest 50% above SD $84,531±$39kLowest 13% above SD
Crandon Township and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $370,000±$127kLowest 44% above SD $431,300±$199kHighest 68% above SD
Pleasant Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,375Highest 50% below SD $1,268Lowest 53% below SD
Below poverty line 29.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 27.9%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Lowest 9 yrs newer than SD 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Work from home 54.1%±31.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 70%±89.8Highest SD: 9.7%
Pleasant Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mellette (15%)Clark (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pleasant TownshipFew work in Crandon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 24.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.6 miHighest 4.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.8Highest
Schools
School district —Willow Lake School District 12-3
High school in town —None in town
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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