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East Hanson Township vs Bates Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.6× in East Hanson Township) and trails (2.7× in Bates Township).

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East Hanson Township, SDA small town of 47Brown County · 47 people
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Bates Township, SDA small town of 49Brown County · 49 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.

East Hanson TownshipA small town of 47
Quiet strengthsEast Hanson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Bates TownshipA small town of 49
Quiet strengthsBates Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bates 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.

Jobs per worker5.6×
East Hanson Township is more of a job hub
East Hanson Township 1.00Bates Township 0.18
Trails2.7×
Bates Township has more miles of trail
Bates Township 17.3 miEast Hanson Township 6.4 mi
Typical home built17 yrs
Bates Township’s homes are older
East Hanson Township 1997Bates Township 1980
Street grid+50%
East Hanson Township has the more walkable street grid
East Hanson Township 1.2Bates Township 0.8
★ What stands out · Where they are

East Hanson Township and Bates Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

East Hanson TownshipBates TownshipEast Hanson TownshipBates Township
East Hanson Township ↔ Bates Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
East Hanson TownshipBates Township
Snow a year32″32″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th38th
Outdoors & history
East Hanson TownshipBates Township
Trails6 mi17 mi
Conserved land5.8%2.7%
National Register places1—
Archive photos—1
Community
East Hanson TownshipBates 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.

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.

East Hanson TownshipBates Township
People
Population 47Lowest 49Highest
Median age 43.8±6Lowest 15% above SD 65.1±18.6Highest 71% above SD
Bates Township and East Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±60.2 SD: 24.2% 0%±57.7 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 4.3%±70.7Lowest SD: 18% 55.1%±77.5Highest SD: 18%
Bates Township and East Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.1 SD: 5% 0%±28.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 55.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 17 yrs newer than SD 1980Lowest same as SD
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±33.3Lowest SD: 9.7% 61.3%±62.5Highest SD: 9.7%
Bates Township and East Hanson 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 22.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aberdeen (36%)Groton (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bates TownshipFew work in East Hanson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.8%Highest 2.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 0.8Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering East Hanson Township

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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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