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Hanson Township vs Kranzburg Township

94 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (24 min in Hanson Township) and jobs per worker (2.8× in Hanson Township).

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Hanson Township, SDA small town of 454Hanson County · 454 people
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Kranzburg Township, SDA small town of 360Codington County · 360 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.

Hanson TownshipA small town of 454
Quiet strengthsHanson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hanson Township →
Kranzburg TownshipA small town of 360
Quiet strengthsKranzburg Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kranzburg 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 $280 more a month in Hanson 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.

Hanson Township$2,030/mo
Typical home $328K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →
Kranzburg Township$1,750/mo
Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Hanson Township and Kranzburg 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
Hanson TownshipKranzburg Township
Snow a year36″41″
January low6°F3°F
July high84°F82°F
Growing season (days)143d145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th59th
Outdoors & history
Hanson TownshipKranzburg Township
Trails5 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.6%1.6%
Settled—1878
National Register places—1
Archive photos—2
Community
Hanson TownshipKranzburg 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

94 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hanson Township ↔ Kranzburg Township94 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.

Hanson TownshipKranzburg Township
People
Population 454Highest 360Lowest
Median age 37±2.2Highest about the SD average 34.7±11.7Lowest 9% below SD
Hanson Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.1%±4Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.4%±9.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Kranzburg Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.5%±6.4Lowest SD: 18% 18.1%±4.2Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 28%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±2.6Highest SD: 5% 0.8%±1.2Lowest SD: 5%
Hanson Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,500±$28kHighest 47% above SD $80,625±$28kLowest 7% above SD
Hanson Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $328,100±$64kHighest 27% above SD $290,500±$74kLowest 13% above SD
Hanson Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,724Highest 37% above SD $2,692Lowest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 27.3%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Kranzburg Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 6.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 91.2%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than SD 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 21% below SD 38 minHighest 115% above SD
Work from home 7.7%±7Highest SD: 9.7% 5.8%±7Lowest SD: 9.7%
Hanson Township and Kranzburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.91Highest 0.33Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (27%)Watertown (60%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kranzburg TownshipFew work in Hanson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6% 1.6%
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miHighest 2.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.0Highest 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.

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