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Huron vs Theresa Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (32.8× in Huron) and size (71.9× in Huron).

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Huron, SDHomes around $181KSouth Dakota · 14,385 people
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Theresa Township, SDAn outdoors townBeadle County · 200 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.

HuronHomes around $181K
Housing$181K typical home44% below the SD typical home Health65% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#9 most trails in SD10 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Huron →
Theresa TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors30.7% conserved land6.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Theresa 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 grid32.8×
Huron has the more walkable street grid
Huron 62.3Theresa Township 1.9
Size71.9×
Huron is the bigger place
Huron 14,385Theresa Township 200
Home values2×
Homes cost more in Theresa Township
Theresa Township $325,000Huron $159,000
Kids under 18+28.7 pts
Huron has more kids
Huron 28.7%Theresa Township 0%
Work in town+55.6 pts
More of Huron’s workers stay in town
Huron 56.6%Theresa Township 1%
Median age24.6 yrs
Theresa Township skews older
Theresa Township 60.7Huron 36.1
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $760 more a month in Theresa 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.

Huron$1,130/mo
Typical home $181K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →
Theresa Township$1,890/mo
Typical home $325K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →

The difference: $760 a month, about $9,100 a year, between Theresa Township and Huron.

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

Huron and Theresa Township share a border

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

HuronTheresa TownshipHuronTheresa Township
Huron ↔ Theresa Township5.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
80 Theresa Township residents work in Huron (41.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Theresa Township →
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.

Safety
CHuronSafer than 34% of U.S. towns –Theresa TownshipNot graded
Schools
CHuronBetter than 25% of districts in the state –Theresa TownshipNot graded
Health
C+HuronHealthier than 35% of U.S. towns –Theresa TownshipNot graded
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
HuronTheresa Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low6°F6°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th41st
Outdoors & history
HuronTheresa Township
Trails10 mi7 mi
Conserved land1.7%30.7%
Settled1883—
National Register places9—
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here32—
Community
HuronTheresa Township
Library hours a week58 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.

HuronTheresa Township
People
Population 14,385Highest 200Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.3% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 36.1±1.9Lowest 5% below SD 60.7±7Highest 60% above SD
Kids under 18 28.7%±3.2Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±14.1Lowest SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 17.4%±1.9Lowest SD: 18% 40.5%±16.2Highest SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27%Lowest SD: 31.9% 27.7%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±1.4Highest SD: 5% 0%±7.1Lowest SD: 5%
Huron and Theresa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,452±$11kLowest 18% below SD $92,031±$29kHighest 23% above SD
Theresa Township and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $159,000±$17kLowest 38% below SD $325,000±$129kHighest 26% above SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $888±$59 6% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,926Lowest 29% below SD $2,214Highest 19% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.2%±10.6Lowest SD: 39.8% 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Theresa Township and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 93.5%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than SD 1965Highest 15 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 minLowest 33% below SD 14 minHighest 22% below SD
Work from home 5.3%±2Lowest SD: 9.7% 15.5%±14.7Highest SD: 9.7%
Theresa Township and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 56.6%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 2.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.03Highest 0.46Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Alpena (6%)Huron (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Theresa Township41% work in Huron
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 30.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 10.0 miHighest 6.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 62.3Highest 1.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #32 of 34 in SD—
School district Huron School District 02-2—
High school in town Huron High School - 01—
Students per teacherat that high school 18.9 —
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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