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%

Elrod Township$2,980/mo

Typical home $542K (Census) · tax rate 0.30% · Housing →

Day Township$2,000/mo

Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →

The difference: $980 a month, about $11,700 a year, between Elrod Township and Day 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.

Where they are

Elrod Township and Day Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Elrod TownshipDay Township

Elrod Township ↔ Day Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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.

Schools

C−Elrod TownshipBetter than 16% of districts in the state –Day TownshipNot graded

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

Elrod TownshipDay Township

Snow a year41″—

January low3°F —

July high82°F —

Growing season (days)145d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th 39th

Outdoors & history

Elrod TownshipDay Township

Trails4 mi 4 mi

Conserved land36.5%57.7%

Community

Elrod TownshipDay 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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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.

Only big differences vs South Dakota average

Elrod TownshipDay Township

People

Population 84Lowest 178Highest

Median age 70.2±3.6Highest 85% above SD 40.3±48.6Lowest 6% above SD

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

Kids under 18 3.6%±31.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 47.8%±5.2Highest SD: 24.2%

Age 65+ 70.2%±15.5Highest SD: 18% 7.3%±18.1Lowest SD: 18%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 53.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 36.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.8 SD: 5% 0%±7.9 SD: 5%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $73,542±$2kLowest about the SD average $117,750±$31kHighest 57% above SD

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $541,700±$252kHighest 110% above SD $345,700±$93kLowest 34% above SD

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,633Lowest 40% below SD $2,242Highest 18% below SD

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —

Below poverty line 4.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1941Lowest 39 yrs older than SD 1973Highest 7 yrs older than SD

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 min 3% above SD —

Work from home 0%±27Lowest SD: 9.7% 24.6%±27.8Highest SD: 9.7%

Day Township and Elrod 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 20.3 miLowest 28.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 3.03Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Clark (17%)Clark (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Day Township3% work in Elrod Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 36.5%Lowest 57.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miLowest 4.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.7Lowest

Schools

School district Clark School District 12-2—

High school in town None in town—

South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Elrod Township vs Day Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $980 more a month in Elrod Township

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