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Huron Township vs Kassel Township

236 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.2× in Huron Township) and typical home built (50 yrs in Huron Township).

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Huron Township, SDA small town of 52Pennington County · 52 people
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Kassel Township, SDA small town of 55Hutchinson County · 55 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.

Huron TownshipA small town of 52
Quiet strengthsHuron Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Huron Township →
Kassel TownshipA small town of 55
Quiet strengthsKassel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kassel 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.

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
Huron TownshipKassel Township
Snow a year37″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high88°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th50th
Outdoors & history
Huron TownshipKassel Township
Trails9 mi6 mi
Conserved land1.9%2.6%
Community
Huron TownshipKassel 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

236 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Huron Township ↔ Kassel Township236 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.

Huron TownshipKassel Township
People
Population 52Lowest 55Highest
Median age 57.5±26.7Highest 51% above SD 54.7±3.6Lowest 44% above SD
Huron Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.6%±50.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 14.5%±45.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Kassel Township and Huron Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 46.2%±53.4Highest SD: 18% 16.4%±52.2Lowest SD: 18%
Huron Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Lowest SD: 31.9% 21.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.2 SD: 5% 0%±25.7 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,500±$9kHighest 17% above SD $75,625±$36kLowest about the SD average
Huron Township and Kassel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $91,700±$74k 64% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,313Highest 15% below SD $1,050Lowest 61% below SD
Below poverty line 3.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 100%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD 2003Highest 23 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 46% above SD 20 minLowest 11% above SD
Work from home 9.7%±13.8Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±33.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Huron Township and Kassel 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 47.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rapid City (30%)Freeman (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kassel TownshipFew work in Huron Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 9.3 miHighest 6.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.9Highest
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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