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Harmon Township vs Virginia Township

192 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.8× in Harmon Township) and trails (3.7× in Harmon Township).

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Harmon Township, SDA small town of 248Roberts County · 248 people
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Virginia Township, SDA small town of 315Union County · 315 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.

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 →
Virginia TownshipA small town of 315
Quiet strengthsVirginia Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Virginia 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $880 more a month in Virginia 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 →
Virginia Township$2,020/mo
Typical home $356K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · Housing →

The difference: $880 a month, about $10,500 a year, between Virginia 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.

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 TownshipVirginia Township
Snow a year43″31″
January low3°F7°F
July high82°F85°F
Growing season (days)160d155d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Harmon TownshipVirginia Township
Trails4 mi1 mi
Conserved land6.7%3.1%
National Register places—1
Community
Harmon TownshipVirginia 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

192 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Harmon Township ↔ Virginia Township192 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.

Harmon TownshipVirginia Township
People
Population 248Lowest 315Highest
Median age 50.6±6.6Highest 33% above SD 47.9±7.5Lowest 26% above SD
Harmon Township and Virginia 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% 21.9%±10.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Virginia 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%±5.8Lowest SD: 18% 18.7%±11.7Highest SD: 18%
Virginia Township and Harmon 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% 21.8%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±7.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±4.5Lowest SD: 5%
Harmon Township and Virginia 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 $110,655±$65kLowest 47% above SD
Harmon Township and Virginia 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 $355,800±$127kHighest 38% above SD
Virginia 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 $1,902Highest 30% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 16.8%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 89.9%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than SD 1960Highest 20 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 7% below SD 29 minHighest 64% above SD
Work from home 24.1%±20.4Highest SD: 9.7% 11.6%±13.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Harmon Township and Virginia 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 21.8 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (12%)Sioux Falls (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Virginia TownshipFew work in Harmon Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.7%Highest 3.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.6Highest
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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