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Jamesville Township vs Molan Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.4× in Molan Township) and trails (5.8× in Molan Township).

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Jamesville Township, SDKnown for its schoolsYankton County · 302 people
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Molan Township, SDA small town of 150Hutchinson County · 150 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.

Jamesville TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 18%of SD districts All about Jamesville Township →
Molan TownshipA small town of 150
Quiet strengthsMolan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Molan 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.

Jobs per worker9.4×
Molan Township is more of a job hub
Molan Township 0.47Jamesville Township 0.05
Trails5.8×
Molan Township has more miles of trail
Molan Township 2.3 miJamesville Township 0.4 mi
Average commute38 min
Molan Township has the shorter commute
Jamesville Township 57 minMolan Township 19 min
Bachelor’s degree++27 pts
More adults in Molan Township have a degree
Molan Township 64.6%Jamesville Township 37.6%
Size2×
Jamesville Township is the bigger place
Jamesville Township 302Molan Township 150
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Jamesville 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 →
Molan Township$970/mo
Typical home $147K (Census) · tax rate 1.64% · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Jamesville Township and Molan 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.

Where they are

Jamesville Township and Molan Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Jamesville TownshipMolan TownshipJamesville TownshipMolan Township
Jamesville Township ↔ Molan Township5.3 miles apart · They share a border
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
C−Jamesville TownshipBetter than 18% of districts in the state –Molan 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
Jamesville TownshipMolan Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low10°F10°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th50th
Outdoors & history
Jamesville TownshipMolan Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—1.5%
Community
Jamesville TownshipMolan 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.

Jamesville TownshipMolan Township
People
Population 302Highest 150Lowest
Median age 26.4±18.1Lowest 31% below SD 41.6±11.8Highest 9% above SD
Molan 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% 22.7%±21.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Jamesville Township and Molan 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% 6.7%±20.2Lowest SD: 18%
Jamesville Township and Molan 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% 64.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.7Lowest SD: 5% 8%±12.5Highest SD: 5%
Molan 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 $141,563±$7kLowest 89% above SD
Jamesville Township and Molan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $221,400±$192kHighest 14% below SD $146,900±$44kLowest 43% below SD
Jamesville Township and Molan 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 $2,406Lowest 12% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 11.8%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 93.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than SD 1970Highest 10 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 57 minHighest 219% above SD 19 minLowest 7% above SD
Work from home 27.5%±100Highest SD: 9.7% 8%±6.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Jamesville Township and Molan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.47Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (38%)Freeman (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Molan TownshipFew work in Jamesville Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 2.3 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 1.0 1.0
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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Bordering Jamesville Township

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Mayfield Township104 people · $228K homes

Towns like Jamesville Township

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Chamberlain Township307 people · $287K homes
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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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