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

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 →
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 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 $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.

Daneville Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $275K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · Housing →
Crandon Township$2,050/mo
Typical home $370K (Census) · tax rate 0.37% · 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
Daneville TownshipCrandon Township
Snow a year31″—
January low7°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)151d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th30th
Outdoors & history
Daneville TownshipCrandon Township
Trails2 mi13 mi
Conserved land0.9%0.4%
National Register places1—
Community
Daneville TownshipCrandon 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.

Daneville Township ↔ Crandon 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.

Daneville TownshipCrandon Township
People
Population 207Highest 101Lowest
Median age 30.7±11.5Highest 19% below SD 26.1±9.5Lowest 31% 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 29.5%±12.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 30.7%±20.5Highest 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+ 23.7%±14.8Highest SD: 18% 8.9%±31.9Lowest 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+ 49.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 69.2%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.7%±10.2Lowest SD: 5% 17.8%±18.7Highest 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 $113,750±$51kHighest 52% above SD $112,708±$73kLowest 50% 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 $275,000±$76kLowest 7% above SD $370,000±$127kHighest 44% 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 $2,971Highest 9% above SD $1,375Lowest 50% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 9.7%Lowest SD: 11.9% 29.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.5%Highest SD: 68.6% 78.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than SD 1989Lowest 9 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 min 12% below SD —
Work from home 0%±10.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 54.1%±31.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 32.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (33%)Mellette (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Crandon TownshipFew work in Daneville Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miLowest 12.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 0.6Lowest
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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