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Hartland Township vs Dearborn Township

Next-door neighbors in Beadle County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.9× in Dearborn Township) and trails (4× in Dearborn Township).

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Hartland Township, SDA small town of 51Beadle County · 51 people
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Dearborn Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 47 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.

Hartland TownshipA small town of 51
Quiet strengthsHartland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hartland Township →
Dearborn TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors43.9% conserved land3.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Dearborn 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.

Property tax bill2.9×
Tax bills are bigger in Dearborn Township
Dearborn Township $3,700Hartland Township $1,286
Trails4×
Dearborn Township has more miles of trail
Dearborn Township 3.2 miHartland Township 0.8 mi
Homeowners+39.1 pts renters
Hartland Township has more renters
Dearborn Township 100%Hartland Township 60.9%
Jobs per worker3.1×
Hartland Township is more of a job hub
Hartland Township 0.25Dearborn Township 0.08
Bachelor’s degree++31.9 pts
More adults in Dearborn Township have a degree
Dearborn Township 40%Hartland Township 8.1%
Typical home built25 yrs
Hartland Township’s homes are older
Dearborn Township 1967Hartland Township 1942
★ What stands out · Where they are

Hartland Township and Dearborn Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hartland TownshipDearborn TownshipHartland TownshipDearborn Township
Hartland Township ↔ Dearborn Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Dearborn 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.

Hartland Township$1,790/mo
Typical home $320K (Census) · tax rate 0.40% · Housing →
Dearborn Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $319K (Census) · tax rate 1.16% · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Dearborn Township and Hartland 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
Hartland TownshipDearborn Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st41st
Outdoors & history
Hartland TownshipDearborn Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—43.9%
Community
Hartland TownshipDearborn 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.

Hartland TownshipDearborn Township
People
Population 51Highest 47Lowest
Median age 55.8±45.6Lowest 47% above SD 57.7±8.4Highest 52% above SD
Dearborn Township and Hartland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.5%±52.1Highest SD: 24.2% 14.9%±53.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Hartland Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 39.2%±54.6Highest SD: 18% 17%±64.6Lowest SD: 18%
Hartland Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 40%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.7 SD: 5% 0%±30.1 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,417±$80kHighest 20% above SD $88,250±$71kLowest 18% above SD
Hartland Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $320,000±$61kHighest 24% above SD $318,800±$73kLowest 24% above SD
Hartland Township and Dearborn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,286Lowest 53% below SD $3,700Highest 36% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 13.7%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.9%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1942Lowest 38 yrs older than SD 1967Highest 13 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 min 30% below SD —
Work from home 23.1%±28.1Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±34.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Hartland Township and Dearborn 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 11.8 miLowest 46.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Huron (36%)Huron (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dearborn TownshipFew work in Hartland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 44.5%Highest 43.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 3.2 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 1.1 1.1
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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