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.

Down paymentRate%

Denver Township$2,400/mo

Typical home $413K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →

Winsor Township$2,670/mo

Typical home $395K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Winsor Township and Denver 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

Denver TownshipWinsor Township

Snow a year41″36″

January low5°F 4°F

July high82°F 81°F

Growing season (days)151d 145d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th 57th

Outdoors & history

Denver TownshipWinsor Township

Trails3 mi —

Conserved land4.4%—

National Register places1 —

Community

Denver TownshipWinsor Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

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Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Denver TownshipWinsor Township

People

Population 147Lowest 190Highest

Median age 48.3±8.2Highest 27% above SD 35.2±31.6Lowest 7% below SD

Denver Township and Winsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 22.4%±15.7Lowest SD: 24.2% 36.8%±19Highest SD: 24.2%

Winsor Township and Denver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 21.8%±16Highest SD: 18% 15.3%±15.1Lowest SD: 18%

Denver Township and Winsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.2%Lowest SD: 31.9% 32.5%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.6 SD: 5% 0%±7.4 SD: 5%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $114,375±$19kLowest 52% above SD $125,789±$49kHighest 68% above SD

Winsor Township and Denver Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $412,500±$98kHighest 60% above SD $395,200±$231kLowest 54% above SD

Denver Township and Winsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,850 5% 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 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 81.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than SD 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 77% above SD 29 minLowest 65% above SD

Work from home 24.7%±18.3Highest SD: 9.7% 20%±19.3Lowest SD: 9.7%

Denver Township and Winsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.24Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (14%)Brookings (47%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Winsor TownshipFew work in Denver Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.4%Lowest 17%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.1Lowest

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.

Denver Township vs Winsor Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

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A typical home costs $260 more a month in Winsor Township

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