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Harrisburg vs Delapre Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (8.8× in Harrisburg) and growth since 2010 (+53.5 pts in Harrisburg).

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Harrisburg, SDHomes around $363KSouth Dakota · 8,519 people
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Delapre Township, SDA regional job hubLincoln County · 2,025 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.

HarrisburgHomes around $363K
Housing$363K typical home13% above the SD typical home HealthHealthier than 92%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#17 for schools in SDof 34 towns All about Harrisburg →
Delapre TownshipA regional job hub
Work2,100 jobsbased in Delapre Township, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Delapre 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.

Street grid8.8×
Harrisburg has the more walkable street grid
Harrisburg 56.6Delapre Township 6.4
Growth since 2010+53.5 pts
Harrisburg has grown faster since 2010
Harrisburg +64.6%Delapre Township +11.1%
Jobs per worker3.3×
Delapre Township is more of a job hub
Delapre Township 1.83Harrisburg 0.55
Home values+51%
Homes cost more in Delapre Township
Delapre Township $471,900Harrisburg $312,200
Size4.2×
Harrisburg is the bigger place
Harrisburg 8,519Delapre Township 2,025
Property tax bill+48%
Tax bills are bigger in Delapre Township
Delapre Township $5,368Harrisburg $3,637
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $670 more a month in Delapre 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.

Harrisburg$2,250/mo
Typical home $363K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $1,362/mo · Housing →
Delapre Township$2,920/mo
Typical home $472K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →

The difference: $670 a month, about $8,000 a year, between Delapre Township and Harrisburg.

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

Harrisburg and Delapre Township share a border

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

HarrisburgDelapre TownshipHarrisburgDelapre Township
Harrisburg ↔ Delapre Township7.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
74 Harrisburg residents work in Delapre Township (1.7% of its workers)
26 Delapre Township residents work in Harrisburg (2.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Harrisburg →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
B+HarrisburgBetter than 71% of districts in the state –Delapre TownshipNot graded
Health
AHarrisburgHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns ADelapre TownshipHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns
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
HarrisburgDelapre Township
Snow a year49″49″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th37th
Outdoors & history
HarrisburgDelapre Township
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.2%2.6%
Community
HarrisburgDelapre Township
Library hours a week46 hrs—
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.

HarrisburgDelapre Township
People
Population 8,519Highest 2,025Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +64.6%Highest SD: +8.9% +11.1%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 31.1±1.7Lowest 18% below SD 39.1±2.6Highest about the SD average
Kids under 18 34.2%±5.5Highest SD: 24.2% 32.2%±5.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Harrisburg and Delapre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 3.7%±2Lowest SD: 18% 15.3%±5.4Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.8%Highest SD: 31.9% 40.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±1.2Lowest SD: 5% 2.1%±1.8Highest SD: 5%
Delapre Township and Harrisburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $108,724±$12kLowest 45% above SD $141,058±$17kHighest 88% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $312,200±$27kLowest 21% above SD $471,900±$26kHighest 83% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,362±$67 44% above SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,637Lowest 34% above SD $5,368Highest 97% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.5%±22Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±52.6Lowest SD: 39.8%
Harrisburg and Delapre Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.5%Lowest SD: 11.9% 1.2%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.4%Lowest SD: 68.6% 94%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2008Highest 28 yrs newer than SD 1998Lowest 18 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 23% above SD 19 minLowest 4% above SD
Work from home 12.2%±3.7Lowest SD: 9.7% 21%±13.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Delapre Township and Harrisburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.2%Highest 4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miLowest 7.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Lowest 1.83Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (67%)Sioux Falls (67%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Delapre Township2% work in Harrisburg
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.6Highest 6.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #17 of 34 in SD—
School district Harrisburg School District 41-2—
High school in town Harrisburg High School - 01—
Students per teacherat that high school 14.3 —
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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