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Emmet Township vs Jamesville Township

39 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (25.8× in Emmet Township) and typical home built (21 yrs in Emmet Township).

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Emmet Township, SDA small town of 140Union County · 140 people
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Jamesville Township, SDKnown for its schoolsYankton County · 302 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.

Emmet TownshipA small town of 140
Quiet strengthsEmmet Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Emmet Township →
Jamesville TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 18%of SD districts All about Jamesville 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.

Trails25.8×
Emmet Township has more miles of trail
Emmet Township 10.3 miJamesville Township 0.4 mi
Typical home built21 yrs
Emmet Township’s homes are older
Jamesville Township 1959Emmet Township 1938
Jobs per worker+60%
Emmet Township is more of a job hub
Emmet Township 0.08Jamesville Township 0.05
Size2.2×
Jamesville Township is the bigger place
Jamesville Township 302Emmet Township 140
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,030 more a month in Emmet 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.

Emmet Township$2,400/mo
Typical home $420K (Census) · tax rate 0.57% · Housing →
Jamesville Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · Housing →

The difference: $1,030 a month, about $12,400 a year, between Emmet Township and Jamesville 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.

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
–Emmet TownshipNot graded C−Jamesville TownshipBetter than 18% of districts in the state
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
Emmet TownshipJamesville Township
Snow a year31″39″
January low7°F10°F
July high84°F86°F
Growing season (days)151d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st66th
Outdoors & history
Emmet TownshipJamesville Township
Trails10 mi—
Conserved land2.5%—
National Register places2—
Community
Emmet TownshipJamesville 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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Emmet TownshipUnion CountyJamesville TownshipYankton County
Emmet Township ↔ Jamesville Township39 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.

Emmet TownshipJamesville Township
People
Population 140Lowest 302Highest
Median age 26.8±38.4Highest 29% below SD 26.4±18.1Lowest 31% below SD
Emmet Township and Jamesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.7%±15Lowest SD: 24.2% 38.4%±21.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Jamesville Township and Emmet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.9%±25.5Lowest SD: 18% 18.5%±21.1Highest SD: 18%
Jamesville Township and Emmet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 37.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10%±15.3Highest SD: 5% 0%±4.7Lowest SD: 5%
Emmet Township and Jamesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $117,500±$30kLowest 56% above SD $151,250±$123kHighest 101% above SD
Jamesville Township and Emmet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $420,000±$216kHighest 63% above SD $221,400±$192kLowest 14% below SD
Emmet Township and Jamesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,375Lowest 13% below SD $2,474Highest 9% below SD
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 11.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1959Highest 21 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 57 min 219% above SD
Work from home 8.9%±14.5Lowest SD: 9.7% 27.5%±100Highest SD: 9.7%
Jamesville Township and Emmet 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 35.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Highest 0.05Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (26%)Yankton (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jamesville TownshipFew work in Emmet Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.3 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 1.0Lowest
Schools
School district —Menno School District 33-2
High school in town —None in town
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Emmet Township

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Prairie Township155 people · $336K homes
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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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