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Crandon Township vs Sharon Township

105 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (18× in Crandon Township) and work from home (+50 pts in Crandon Township).

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Crandon Township, SDA small town of 101Spink County · 101 people
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Sharon Township, SDA small town of 161Hutchinson 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 →
Sharon TownshipA small town of 161
Quiet strengthsSharon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sharon 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 $1,060 more a month in Sharon 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 →
Sharon Township$3,110/mo
Typical home $539K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →

The difference: $1,060 a month, about $12,700 a year, between Sharon 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.

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 TownshipSharon Township
Snow a year—39″
January low—10°F
July high—86°F
Growing season (days)—156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th39th
Outdoors & history
Crandon TownshipSharon Township
Trails13 mi—
Conserved land0.4%—
Community
Crandon TownshipSharon 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

105 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Crandon Township ↔ Sharon Township105 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 TownshipSharon Township
People
Population 101Lowest 161Highest
Median age 26.1±9.5Highest 31% below SD 21.8±18.1Lowest 43% below SD
Crandon Township and Sharon 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% 46%±18.7Highest SD: 24.2%
Sharon 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%±31.9Lowest SD: 18% 10.6%±17.3Highest SD: 18%
Sharon 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% 46.3%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 17.8%±18.7Highest SD: 5% 5%±9.4Lowest SD: 5%
Crandon Township and Sharon 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 $128,618±$10kHighest 71% above SD
Sharon 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±$127kLowest 44% above SD $539,100±$166kHighest 109% above SD
Sharon Township and Crandon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,375Lowest 50% below SD $3,413Highest 25% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 29.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.9%Highest SD: 68.6% 76.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 18 min about the SD average
Work from home 54.1%±31.1Highest SD: 9.7% 4.1%±7.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 24.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.71Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mellette (15%)Tripp (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sharon TownshipFew work in Crandon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.6 miHighest 0.7 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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