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Harmon Township vs Victor Township

Next-door neighbors in Roberts County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (10× in Victor Township) and street grid (+91% in Victor Township).

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Harmon Township, SDA small town of 248Roberts County · 248 people
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Victor Township, SDA small town of 244Roberts County · 244 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.

Harmon TownshipA small town of 248
Quiet strengthsHarmon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Harmon Township →
Victor TownshipA small town of 244
Quiet strengthsVictor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Victor 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 worker10×
Victor Township is more of a job hub
Victor Township 1.50Harmon Township 0.15
Street grid+91%
Victor Township has the more walkable street grid
Victor Township 2.1Harmon Township 1.1
Property tax bill+32%
Tax bills are bigger in Victor Township
Victor Township $2,268Harmon Township $1,714
Average commute8 min
Harmon Township has the shorter commute
Victor Township 25 minHarmon Township 17 min
Trails+85%
Harmon Township has more miles of trail
Harmon Township 3.7 miVictor Township 2.0 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Victor 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.

Harmon Township$1,150/mo
Typical home $192K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →
Victor Township$1,610/mo
Typical home $272K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Victor Township and Harmon 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

Harmon Township and Victor Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Harmon TownshipVictor TownshipHarmon TownshipVictor Township
Harmon Township ↔ Victor Township6.9 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
Harmon TownshipVictor Township
Snow a year43″49″
January low3°F1°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)160d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Harmon TownshipVictor Township
Trails4 mi2 mi
Conserved land6.7%1.7%
Community
Harmon TownshipVictor 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.

Harmon TownshipVictor Township
People
Population 248Highest 244Lowest
Median age 50.6±6.6Highest 33% above SD 39.1±9.5Lowest about the SD average
Harmon Township and Victor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.1%±7.3Lowest SD: 24.2% 26.6%±6.5Highest SD: 24.2%
Victor Township and Harmon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.9%±5.8Highest SD: 18% 11.1%±8.8Lowest SD: 18%
Harmon Township and Victor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 23.6%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±7.5Highest SD: 5% 1.2%±4.6Lowest SD: 5%
Harmon Township and Victor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $142,083±$87kHighest 89% above SD $88,958±$9kLowest 18% above SD
Harmon Township and Victor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $191,700±$127kLowest 26% below SD $271,900±$37kHighest 6% above SD
Victor Township and Harmon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,714Lowest 37% below SD $2,268Highest 17% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 1.6%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 94.6%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Highest 24 yrs older than SD 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 7% below SD 25 minHighest 40% above SD
Work from home 24.1%±20.4Highest SD: 9.7% 9%±7.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Harmon Township and Victor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 1.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (12%)Sisseton (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Victor TownshipFew work in Harmon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.7%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miHighest 2.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4 4
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 2.1Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Harmon 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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