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Harmony Township vs Pleasant Township

Next-door neighbors in Jerauld County. The biggest differences: size (9.3× in Pleasant Township) and trails (4.2× in Pleasant Township).

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Harmony Township, SDA small town of 4Jerauld County · 4 people
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Pleasant Township, SDAn outdoors townJerauld County · 37 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.

Harmony TownshipA small town of 4
Quiet strengthsHarmony Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Harmony Township →
Pleasant TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors12.7% conserved land2.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Pleasant 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.

Size9.3×
Pleasant Township is the bigger place
Pleasant Township 37Harmony Township 4
Trails4.2×
Pleasant Township has more miles of trail
Pleasant Township 2.5 miHarmony Township 0.6 mi
Bachelor’s degree++47.4 pts
More adults in Pleasant Township have a degree
Pleasant Township 47.4%Harmony Township 0%
Conserved land+29 pts
Harmony Township has more conserved land
Harmony Township 41.7%Pleasant Township 12.7%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Harmony Township and Pleasant Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Harmony TownshipPleasant TownshipHarmony TownshipPleasant Township
Harmony Township ↔ Pleasant Township6.7 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
Harmony TownshipPleasant Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low7°F7°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)157d157d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st61st
Outdoors & history
Harmony TownshipPleasant Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—12.7%
National Register places1—
Community
Harmony TownshipPleasant 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.

Harmony TownshipPleasant Township
People
Population 4Lowest 37Highest
Median age — 41.1±35.5 8% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest SD: 24.2% 48.6%±58.1Highest SD: 24.2%
Pleasant Township and Harmony Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 100%±100Highest SD: 18% 0%±93.6Lowest SD: 18%
Harmony Township and Pleasant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% 47.4%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±100 SD: 5% 0%±38.2 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $316,700±$244k 23% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,167 20% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1938 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 47.4%±44.2 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Alpena (50%)Wessington Springs (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pleasant TownshipFew work in Harmony Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 41.7%Highest 12.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 2.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.7Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Harmony Township

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Chery Township20 people
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Marlar Township8 people
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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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