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Jamesville Township vs Emmet Township

39 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (25.8× in Emmet Township) and typical home built (21 yrs in Emmet Township).

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Jamesville Township, SDKnown for its schoolsYankton County · 302 people
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Emmet Township, SDA small town of 140Union County · 140 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.

Emmet TownshipA small town of 140
Quiet strengthsEmmet Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Emmet 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,030 more a month in Emmet 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.

Jamesville Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · Housing →
Emmet Township$2,400/mo
Typical home $420K (Census) · tax rate 0.57% · Housing →

The difference: $1,030 a month, about $12,400 a year, between Emmet Township and Jamesville 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.

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.

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
Jamesville TownshipEmmet Township
Snow a year39″31″
January low10°F7°F
July high86°F84°F
Growing season (days)156d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th41st
Outdoors & history
Jamesville TownshipEmmet Township
Trails—10 mi
Conserved land—2.5%
National Register places—2
Community
Jamesville TownshipEmmet 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

39 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Jamesville Township ↔ Emmet Township39 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.

Jamesville TownshipEmmet Township
People
Population 302Highest 140Lowest
Median age 26.4±18.1Lowest 31% below SD 26.8±38.4Highest 29% below SD
Emmet Township and Jamesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 38.4%±21.4Highest SD: 24.2% 35.7%±15Lowest SD: 24.2%
Jamesville Township and Emmet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.5%±21.1Highest SD: 18% 7.9%±25.5Lowest SD: 18%
Jamesville Township and Emmet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 42.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.7Lowest SD: 5% 10%±15.3Highest SD: 5%
Emmet Township and Jamesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $151,250±$123kHighest 101% above SD $117,500±$30kLowest 56% above SD
Jamesville Township and Emmet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $221,400±$192kLowest 14% below SD $420,000±$216kHighest 63% above SD
Emmet Township and Jamesville Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,474Highest 9% below SD $2,375Lowest 13% below SD
Below poverty line 11.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Highest 21 yrs older than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 57 min 219% above SD —
Work from home 27.5%±100Highest SD: 9.7% 8.9%±14.5Lowest SD: 9.7%
Jamesville Township and Emmet 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 18.3 miLowest 35.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (38%)Sioux Falls (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Emmet TownshipFew work in Jamesville Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 10.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.1Highest
Schools
School district Menno School District 33-2—
High school in town None in town—
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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