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Hanson Township vs Plano Township

Next-door neighbors in Hanson County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.4× in Hanson Township) and property tax bill (2.6× in Hanson Township).

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Hanson Township, SDA small town of 454Hanson County · 454 people
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Plano Township, SDA small town of 194Hanson County · 194 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.

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 →
Plano TownshipA small town of 194
Quiet strengthsPlano Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Plano 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.

Jobs per worker11.4×
Hanson Township is more of a job hub
Hanson Township 0.91Plano Township 0.08
Property tax bill2.6×
Tax bills are bigger in Hanson Township
Hanson Township $3,724Plano Township $1,426
Home values+68%
Homes cost more in Hanson Township
Hanson Township $328,100Plano Township $195,100
Kids under 18+22 pts
Plano Township has more kids
Plano Township 53.1%Hanson Township 31.1%
Bachelor’s degree++30 pts
More adults in Hanson Township have a degree
Hanson Township 31.1%Plano Township 1.1%
Average commute14 min
Hanson Township has the shorter commute
Plano Township 28 minHanson Township 14 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $890 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 →
Plano Township$1,140/mo
Typical home $195K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

The difference: $890 a month, about $10,700 a year, between Hanson Township and Plano 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

Hanson Township and Plano Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Hanson TownshipPlano TownshipHanson TownshipPlano Township
Hanson Township ↔ Plano Township6.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Plano Township residents work in Hanson Township (5.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Plano Township →
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 TownshipPlano Township
Snow a year36″41″
January low6°F9°F
July high84°F87°F
Growing season (days)143d167d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th55th
Outdoors & history
Hanson TownshipPlano Township
Trails5 mi6 mi
Conserved land1.6%0.7%
Community
Hanson TownshipPlano 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.

Hanson TownshipPlano Township
People
Population 454Highest 194Lowest
Median age 37±2.2Highest about the SD average 14.9±57Lowest 61% below SD
Hanson Township and Plano 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% 53.1%±14.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 5.5%±6.4Lowest SD: 18% 21.6%±18.6Highest SD: 18%
Plano Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 1.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±2.6Highest SD: 5% 0%±7.3Lowest SD: 5%
Hanson Township and Plano 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±$28k 47% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $328,100±$64kHighest 27% above SD $195,100±$45kLowest 24% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,724Highest 37% above SD $1,426Lowest 48% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 61.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Highest 26 yrs older than SD 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 21% below SD 28 minHighest 59% above SD
Work from home 7.7%±7Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±27.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Hanson Township and Plano 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 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.91Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (27%)Mitchell (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Plano Township6% work in Hanson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miLowest 6.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.0Highest 1.0Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Hanson Township

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Jasper Township268 people
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Rosedale Township200 people · $121K homes

Towns like 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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